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From 2009, child restraint laws were legislated across all Australian states. By March 2010 all state legislation has complyed with National regulations. These changes will help parents and carers ensure their children are in the...
Parents are pretty vigilant about car restraints for their children. In fact the law requires that child restraints be used for children up to the age of one year. After that the legislation is less prescriptive, stating only that an ‘...
Recent studies have revealed that approximately 70% of child car restraints are not fitted correctly. Robyn Allen, of Kidsafe Queensland, explains how parents can ensure the correct fit, maintenance and weight appropriate car restraint for their...
Are you part of the problem, or part of the solution? Chaos at the school gate. We’ve all experienced it as we drop off or pick up our children from school. The steady stream of cars. Vehicles parked in No Standing zones...
While accident research shows that children who were properly restrained have survived very high-speed crashes with minor injuries or bruising, it is of some concern that misuse of child restraints is responsible for a range of serious injuries....
According to the NRMA, the second biggest killer of children under the age of five, after the pool, is the driveway. In Australia, one child is run over in the driveway of their home every week. The sad fact is that the vehicles were usually...
The #2 Killer of Australian Children Under 5 at Home
According to the NRMA, one Australian child is run over in their own driveway by a reversing vehicle every week. The vehicle is usually only moving slowly and is often being driven by a parent,...
