Car seats (966)

An infant safety seat, a "child restraint system" or "restraint car seat" is a restraint which is secured to the seat of an automobile equipped with safety harnesses to hold an infant or small stature people in the event of a crash.

Baby car seats are legally required in many countries to safely transport children up to the age of 2 or more years in cars and other vehicles.

Generally, a country with passenger safety rules include laws regarding child safety in a manner that the child must be restrained depending on their age and weight. These regulations and standards are often minimums and that for each graduation to the next kind of safety seat, there is a step down in the amount of protection a child has in a collision. There are many ways parents and caregivers can help to reduce the risk of injury and death to children who ride in vehicles.

Car seats should always be placed in a rear seat if possible. Car seats have been found to cause severe and fatal injuries to the child when fitted in a front seat with airbags. However in most cases the curtain airbags found in the front and rear seats of many cars have been designed with children and child restraints in mind, In most NCAP testing child seats are fitted to the rear of the vehicle.