In Australia - Parents Urged to Check Car Seat Safety Rating


PARENTS and caregivers are urged to only buy car seats that meet mandatory Australian safety standards.


The warning from the Office of Fair Trading comes after product safety officers spotted a non-compliant car restraint for sale online.

Listings for the product, which was promoted as a Safety Baby Child Car Seat - Toddler infant convertible booster, have since been taken down but the OFT warns similar unsafe good can be marketed under various names and may be available on sites like eBay or Gumtree.

Fair Trading executive director Brian Bauer said the easiest way to confirm a car seat or restraint is safe is by checking whether it meets the mandatory Australian safety standard.

"Look for a label that says Complies with Australian Standard AS/NZS 1754 - if you can't see this, don't buy it,” Mr Bauer said.

"If a car restraint does not meet the mandatory safety standard, it is unlikely to be able to protect a child adequately in a car accident.



Bloggers Note:

Awareness about child car seat is low in Malaysia. Price and quality are major factors influencing purchasing decision among Malaysian parents. 

Government's continued deferment of the enforcement of mandatory use of child car seat is another factor.

Looks like major bloggers in the automotive sectors do better job than the road safety authorities - Good Job bloggers. Here's one showing which child car seat to buy and how to install it

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