The safety of a teenager in a car while driving can be ensured by boosters, which are essentially the same children's car seat, but without a back. A booster for children is bought in those cases when the child's height has not yet reached 150 centimeters. It is at this height that automobile seat belts are designed that are used for adult passengers, since it depends on the correct placement of the belt whether it will fulfill its functions.
Booster Benefits
If the child has not yet reached the required height, the full functionality of the belts in this case will be impossible, because they, passing through the chest and over the shoulder, distribute the bulk of the load across the chest and pelvis. The best way to secure a child’s presence in a car would be a justifiable means - a child’s car seat, which can protect the head, chest, and hip belt, even with side impacts. But often a child, being in his teens, is simply embarrassed and flatly refuses to ride in a child seat.
If no persuasions and conversations work, there is the opportunity to find a compromise solution, namely to use a booster for children. This backless
car seat can be equipped with a stopper for the vehicle’s upper seat belt. It has a guide strap, comfortable handles and is equipped with a special soft coating for comfort on the road. Some models have an anatomical shape that helps to further protect the passenger. In fact, a
booster for children is a device that raises a child to a height sufficient to properly use
seat belts. He does not give any additional protection. Nevertheless, do not be skeptical about him. According to research in this area, the use of car seats and boosters for children reduces mortality and injuries by more than 60%. This figure makes you think!
How to fasten a booster?
First of all, it should be noted that there is a limitation for boosters: they are suitable for children from 125 to 150 cm tall. The opinion that it can be used for very young children is also erroneous. Having seated and fastened the child, it is necessary to make sure that the diagonal strap of the seat belt is located where it should be, that is, on the shoulder, and in no case on the neck or face of the child. The belt itself should pass through the hip joint, and not through the stomach. Belts should be tensioned to the maximum and fastened very securely.
Different designs of devices
Car booster for children is of different designs. Products with a plastic base have stiffening ribs and are reliable enough if made of durable plastic. A booster for children, the price of which is very low (as a result, it has not very good quality), is made of foam. A chair of this design at the time of the accident simply splits, and the child falls under the belts, receiving injuries dangerous to the abdominal cavity. The best option is a multilayer booster with a metal base and a soft layer on top.