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Re:Forgetting a Child in a Car Is a Horrifying Mistake. Is I... by Arrath on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @11:40AM (#31098548)
Aren't you meant to install child seats facing backwards, if you install them in the front passenger seat? Thus the mass of the seat itself shields the child from the airbag.
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Re:Forgetting a Child in a Car Is a Horrifying Mistake. Is I... by detaro on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @11:44AM (#31098616)
backwards-facing car seats for small children are way worse if an airbag triggers, because the airbag basically directly hits it and fires the seat backwards. They should only ever be used if the airbag is deactivated.
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Re:Forgetting a Child in a Car Is a Horrifying Mistake. Is I... by Arrath on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @12:02PM (#31098912)
Good to know, I was just recalling the instruction pictograms on the passenger sun shade.
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