Child Safety - Renault clio 2001 Owner's Manual

CHILD SAFETY

In all countries there are regulations
governing the use of restraint
systems for children and babies.
In Europe, children under 12 years
of age or a height of less than
1.50 m (approx. 5 ft) must travel
(1)
in an approved seat that is suitable
for the height and weight of the
child.
The driver is responsible
ensuring that this equipment is
used correctly.
Remember that a collision at
30 mph (50 km/h) is the same as
falling from a height of 10
metres. Expressed in other terms,
transporting a child without a
restraint is the equivalent of
allowing him or her to play on a
third-floor balcony which does
not have any railings.
(1) Always comply with the laws of the
country in which you are travelling.
They may be different to the
guidelines in this handbook.
1.22
for
Under no
should babies or children be
allowed to travel sitting on
the knees
passenger in the car.
If a head-on collision occurs at 30
mph (50 km/h), the resulting
momentum of a child weighing 30
kg (66 lbs) will be the same as that
of a one tonne projectile: you will
find it impossible to hold the child,
even if you yourself are wearing a
belt.
It is particularly dangerous to put
the belt round your child when he
or she is sitting on your knee.
Never use the belt for more than
one person at the same time.
Child restraints for which approval
was obtained after January 1992
offer a much higher level of safety
than those approved before that
date.
It is therefore advisable to select a
child restraint that complies with
European regulation ECE 44.
Restraints that comply with this
legislation must be marked with an
orange label bearing the letter E
followed by a number (which
stands for the country where it is
type approved) and the year in
which the type approval was
granted.
circumstances
of another
The standard classifies child
restraints in five categories:
Category 0: from 0 to 10 kg (0 to 22 lbs)
Category 0+: from 0 to 13 kg (0 to 28 lbs)
Category 1: from 9 to 18 kg (20 to 40 lbs)
Category 2: from 15 to 25 kg (33 to 55 lbs)
Category 3: from 22 to 36 kg (48 to 80 lbs)