Kungani izihlalo zemoto ziyinkimbinkimbi kangaka? Ekugcineni siphule ikhodi ukuze ukwazi ukufaka noma ukufaka kabusha isihlalo sengane yakho ngokuzethemba.
Ukuzabalaza ukufaka isihlalo semoto kunzima ngokwanele ngosuku oluhle. Uma ujahile, kungase kucishe kungenzeki. I-LATCH, emele ukuthi i-Lower Anchors kanye ne-Tethers for Children, iwuhlelo lwamabhande namahhuku akhelwe ngaphakathi enzelwe ukwenza ukufakwa kwezihlalo zemoto kube lula. Kodwa naphezu kwazo zonke izihlalo zemoto kanye nezimoto eziningi ezakhiwe kusukela ngoSepthemba 1, 2002, kudingeke ukuthi zisebenzise uhlelo lwe-LATCH, kusenendlela ende okufanele siyihambe uma kuziwa ekwenzeni lula ukufaka isihlalo semoto.
Akubona abazali bodwa abakhungathekile. Kanjalo nochwepheshe nabafundisi beChild Passenger Safety (CPS) -- bona kanye abantu abaqeqeshelwe ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi isihlalo sakho semoto sifakwe ngokuphephile. Inhlolovo ye-AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety yathola ukuthi cishe ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yochwepheshe nabafundisi be-CPS babike ukuthi mancane amathuba okuba abazali bafake isihlalo ngendlela efanele besebenzisa i-LATCH uma besebenzisa ibhande lesihlalo, futhi abangamaphesenti angu-81 bathi la maphutha awabonakali kahle. abazali. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amaphesenti angu-55 abaphendulile athi acabanga ukuthi i-LATCH idinga ukuthuthukiswa.
Akusizanga lapho ukubuyekezwa kwango-2014 kokulebula isisindo se-LATCH kuphuma. I-National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) manje idinga ukuthi ilebula ixwayise abazali ukuthi bangasebenzisi amahange aphansi e-LATCH uma ingane nesihlalo kuhlangene kufinyelela isisindo esingaphezu kwamaphawundi angu-65. Kungani?
Njengoba izihlalo zemoto ziba nzima, ukukhathazeka ukuthi isisindo esiningi singabangela amahange aphansi ukuthi ahlehle ngesikhathi sokuphahlazeka. Uma ingane yakho isingaphezu kwaleso sisindo esiphezulu, ingaqhubeka nokugibela esihlalweni, kodwa uzodinga ukuyeka ukusebenzisa amahange aphansi bese ushintshela ebhandeni lesihlalo. Kufanele usasebenzisa i-tether ephezulu, uma kungenzeka.
Iqiniso elidabukisayo lihlala ukuthi nge-LATCH noma ngaphandle kwayo, izihlalo zemoto ezintathu kwezine zifakwa ngendlela engafanele, ngokusho kwe-NHTSA. “Abazali abaningi bayehluleka ukufunda incwadi yeziqondiso zokuhlala emotweni kanye nemanuwali yezimoto zabo,” kuchaza uJennifer Ryan, umqondisi we-AAA wezobudlelwano bombuso. "Kudingeka ubheke ingxenye yebhande lesihlalo lemoto yakho, isigaba se-LATCH, nesigaba sokufakwa kwezihlalo zemoto."
Njengoba zonke izihlalo zemoto zingafakwa nebhande, ingabe ukusebenzisa i-LATCH kuwufanele ukuhlupheka? Akuyona inkinga uma unenhlanganisela efanele yesihlalo semoto nesemoto, kusho u-Benjamin Hoffman, MD, i-Portland, Oregon, udokotela wezingane, uchwepheshe wokuvimbela ukulimala, kanye nochwepheshe we-CPS. Kodwa ukunquma lokho kungaba luqili; ayikho idatha egciniwe abazali abangabonisana nayo, futhi kufanele sithembele ekuzameni nasekuzameni iphutha, uyanezela. Yingakho kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi imoto nesihlalo sakho sihlolwe uchwepheshe be-CPS ukuze unqume ukuthi ungasifaka kanjani kahle (sithole ku-cert.safekids.org). Okwamanje, qiniseka ukuthi awenzi lawa maphutha ngaphambi kokuthi uthathe ukugibela kwakho okulandelayo.
Zifakwa Kanjani Izihlalo Zemoto Yezingane Nezincane
Umthetho: Ingane kufanele ibe esihlalweni esibheke ngemuva kusukela izalwa ize ifinyelele ubude nesisindo esilinganiselwe sesihlalo sayo esibheke ngemuva.
Amathiphu okufaka
- Sebenzisa amahange aphansi noma ibhande lesihlalo - hhayi kokubili. Abanye abazali bakholelwa ukuthi ukusebenzisa zombili izindlela kuzokwenza ingane yabo iphephe ngokuphindwe kabili. “Kodwa izincwadi eziningi zeziqondiso zizokutshela ukuthi lokhu akuzange kuhlolwe ngakho akufanele kwenziwe,” kusho uDkt. Hoffman.
- Qala ngendawo ephakathi nendawo. "Besihlale sitshela abazali ukuthi indawo ephephe kunazo zonke iyisikhungo sesihlalo esingemuva, kodwa izimoto eziningi zixhumeke kwi-LATCH kuphela ezihlalweni eziseceleni," kusho uJessica Jermakian, usosayensi omkhulu wocwaningo e-Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), e-Arlington. ,Virginia. Ngenxa yalokhu, abazali bezingane ezingemuva bavame ukuphoqeleka ukuthi basebenzise ibhande lesihlalo eliphakathi nendawo, lisaphephile kodwa ngezinye izikhathi akulula kangako. Okunye ukubeka isihlalo phakathi nendawo, uboleke ihange le-LATCH endaweni ngayinye eseceleni, okuzovunyelwa yizimoto ezithile kuphela. I-drawback yalolu hlelo lokusebenza ukuthi uma unezingane ezingaphezu kweyodwa awukwazi ukufaka esinye isivimbelo kulowo mugqa.
- Misa isihlalo lapho ungathola khona ukulingana okuqinile. "Qala ngesihlalo semoto phakathi nendawo -- futhi, uma umkhiqizi wemoto ekuvumela. Kodwa uma ungakwazi ukuthola ukulingana okuqinile, yihambise nhlangothi zombili," kusho uJulie Prom, umqeqeshi we-CPS oqinisekisiwe kanye nokuphepha kwezingane. ummeli eChicago. "Ukulingana kahle eceleni kungcono kunokungena kahle phakathi nendawo." Lokho kusho ukuthi isihlalo kufanele sinyakaze ngaphansi kwe-intshi ukusuka ohlangothini ukuya kolunye noma phambili ukuya emuva.
- Khiya ibhande lesihlalo endaweni. Uma usebenzisa ibhande lesihlalo esikhundleni samahange aphansi, qiniseka ukuthi ulidonsa lize liphumele ngaphandle ukuze ulishintshe libe yimodi yokukhiya; ngale ndlela ibhande lizohlala likhiyiwe uma ufaka isihlalo. Imanuwali yomnikazi wemoto yakho ingasiza kulokhu.
- Beka ingane yakho. Izintambo zamahhanisi ezibamba ingane yakho endaweni yazo kufanele zithokomele, futhi isiqeshana sesifuba kufanele sibe sezingeni lamakhwapha wengane ukuze amabhande angasuki emahlombe, kuchaza uDkt. Hoffman. "Isiqeshana sibaluleke kakhulu ezinganeni ezibheke ngemuva ezingakhishwa uma zingekho esimweni esifanele," uyanezela. Izintambo zamahhanisi nazo zidinga ukucutshungulwa ezindaweni ezifanele - ezindaweni ezingemuva, lokhu kusho izikhala ezisemahlombe noma ngaphansi.
Zifakwa Kanjani Izihlalo Zemoto Zasenkulisa
Umthetho: Kuphela uma ingane yakho ifinyelela isisindo esiphezulu noma umkhawulo wobude besihlalo sayo esibheke ngemuva, mshintshele esihlalweni esibheke phambili esinamahhanisi aze afinyelele umkhawulo wesisindo noma umkhawulo wobude.
Amathiphu okufaka
- Njalo sebenzisa ifoni njengemodemu ephezulu. Ocwaningweni lwe-IIHS lwango-2013, ubuchwepheshe be-CPS obuqinisekisiwe babona abazali besebenzisa ihange elicijile phezulu ngamaphesenti angama-56 kuphela wesikhathi, futhi lezo zihlalo ezifakwe nebhande lesihlalo kwakungenzeka ukuthi zingaboshelwa. “Ukusebenzisa intambo yocingo ephezulu ukuze uthole isihlalo esibheke phambili kuyadingeka, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi usebenzisa amahange aphansi noma ibhande lesihlalo,” kusho uProm. "Kuvimba isihlalo ukuthi siqhubekele phambili ngamasentimitha angu-6 noma angu-8 futhi kunciphisa ingozi yokulimala ekhanda," kuchaza uProm.
- Hlola uxhumano lwemodemu olulungile. Esinye isici esihilelekile ekusetshenzisweni kwe-tether indawo yayo. Abazali maningi amathuba okuthi basebenzise i-tether ephezulu lapho ihange elibophela litholakala kalula, kutholwe i-University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka kuma-sedans, ngokuvamile anezikhonkwane eziboshiwe eshalofini elingemuva ngemuva kwesihlalo sangemuva. Njengoba sichaza ku-"Making Sense of LATCH" ekhasini elilandelayo, kumaveni amancane nakuma-SUV ihange elibopha phezulu lingaba phansi, esihlalweni esiphakathi noma esiphansi emuva, endaweni yezimpahla, noma ophahleni. Eqinisweni, akuyona into engavamile ngomzali ukuthi anamathisele intambo ku-hardware engalungile, njengehhuku yezimpahla, kusho uJermakian.
- Beka ingane yakho. Esihlalweni esibheke phambili, izintambo zamahanisi kufanele zilulwe ezikhaleni ezisemahlombe noma ngaphezulu kwamahlombe.
Ungazifaka Kanjani Izihlalo Zokulekelela
Umthetho: Uma ingane yakho isingaphezu kwesisindo esingaphezulu noma umkhawulo wobude besihlalo sehhanisi esibheke phambili, sebenzisa i-booster ebekwe ngebhande ize ibe ngamafidi angu-4, amayintshi angu-9 naphakathi kweminyaka engu-8 nengu-12 ubudala.
Amathiphu okufaka
- Khetha i-booster efanele ingane yakho. Ama-booster angemuva ahlinzeka ngokuvikeleka okwengeziwe komthelela oseceleni wezingane ezincane futhi asize ukubeka izingane kangcono, ikakhulukazi uma zilala emotweni. Futhi ziyinketho engcono ezimotweni ezingenazo izinto ezivimbela amakhanda, njengeloli elithwalayo elinezihlalo zamabhentshi, kusho uRyan. Izingane ezindala zikhetha ama-booster angena-backless, angabonakali, futhi lokho kulungile. Kodwa sebenzisa isihlalo esingemuva isikhathi eside ngangokunokwenzeka.
- Vikela isihlalo se-booster emotweni yakho. UDkt. Hoffman uthi, "I-booster ngaphandle kwengane ehlezi kuyo ingaba iphrojekthi engozini." Izihlalo eziningi ze-booster manje sezifika zifakwe izixhumi ze-LATCH ezingavimbela lokhu ukuthi kungenzeki. Ngaphandle kwalezo zixhumi, kufanele ubophe i-booster phakathi, ngisho noma ingane yakho ingasisebenzisi.
- Beka ingane yakho. Zombili izingxenye zebhande lesihlalo - ihlombe namabhande ethangeni - kufanele zibe sendaweni efanele ngesikhathi sengozi ukuze zivikeleke ngempumelelo. Ibhande lehlombe lidinga ukuhamba linqamule ikhola kanye nethambo lesifuba (alikaze lifakwe ngaphansi kwengalo noma ngemuva), kuyilapho ibhande lehlombe lidinga ukulala engxenyeni engezansi ye-pelvis, hhayi engxenyeni ethambile yesisu.
- Ungayikhiphi ingane yakho ku-booster ngokushesha kakhulu. "Leso sincomo esingu-4'9" sokuthuthela ebhande lesihlalo akuwona umthetho oqinile futhi osheshayo," kuchaza uDkt. Hoffman. "Isilinganiso sobude bomntwana oneminyaka engu-8 singu-4'2 kuphela", futhi izingane eziningi ungashayi u-4'9" baze basondele eminyakeni engu-11 ubudala. Khonamanjalo, abanye bangase babe nemilenze emide kanti abanye banomzimba omude, ngakho ibhande lesihlalo ngeke libalingane bobabili ngendlela efanayo.”
Ukwenza umqondo we-LATCH
Usadidekile? Nali ishidi elingeziwe lokukopela lokusebenzisa isistimu ye-LATCH ikakhulukazi:
Amahange aphansi: Lawa amagxolo amancane esikhaleni phakathi kwezihlalo zangemuva namakhushini ezihlalo; zisetshenziselwa ukufaka izihlalo ezibheke phambili nangemuva
Ibhande lehange eliphansi: Linamathiselwe phansi kwesihlalo semoto, ibhande linamahhuku noma amabhande amabili, elilodwa ohlangothini ngalunye lwesihlalo.
Amahange axhumeke kakhulu phezulu: Lawa maluphu ensimbi angaba endaweni yeshalofu eduze kwefasitela elingemuva. Kuma-minivans nama-SUV, angase abe phansi, ngaphansi kwesihlalo, ophahleni, noma, kulesi sithombe, ngemuva kwesihlalo.
Ibhande le-tether ephezulu: Iphuma phezulu esihlalweni semoto futhi inehhuku eyodwa noma ibhande ekugcineni.
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