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When we have to use a taxicab or vehicle-for-hire (VFH) service with a child, we may have doubts about whether the car has a child restraint system, whether its use is compulsory, and under what conditions. We will answer these questions in this article.

On April 18, at the headquarters of the Spanish Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT), we held the Road Safety Excellence Awards meeting where we shared best practices and the success stories of some of the winners and finalists of these European awards. We tell you more below.

One of the most common child safety myths is the one that refers to the so-called “armrests” on booster seats with backrests. Are they necessary? The answer is simple. No, they are not necessary and in this article we are going to explain why.

One of the most widespread beliefs about child restraint systems refers to the concept of product approval. But even within the various approved systems available on the market, there are differences. We tell you how to choose the best one for your children’s safety.

Baby carriers are the best restraint systems for newborns. We tell you how to choose and install them.

The most decisive factor when it comes to avoiding neck injuries is the direction of travel in which we put our baby or child.

When buying a child restraint system, it is best to go to a specialist store.

In a collision, a child restraint system may deform and become ineffective. For this reason, it must always be replaced with a new one.

International road safety experts gather in Madrid, in a conference organized by Fundación MAPFRE in collaboration with the Spanish Congress of Deputies, to emphasize the fact that education continues to be the most human and necessary part of the Insurance System.

The pad that is used in baby carriers and convertible seats to reduce the space inside the seat when the product is used with a newborn baby is called a reducer or support cushion.

Let’s imagine that we have a serious collision with another vehicle. Let’s imagine that a child is traveling in the car. Let’s imagine that in the first millisecond of the collision we enter a time tunnel that takes us back to the day and the exact time when we bought the car seat for our child.

One of the big problems with child seats is that the main user, which is the adult rather than the child, is not a permanent consumer of these products. And we are going to explain why. We enter the world of child seats when we are going to have a baby, and we leave it again (in the best case scenario) when that baby is 11 or 12 years old. That makes for a constant cycle of new parents and no acquired learning.

Unfortunately, there is no global standard for the approval of child restraint systems, so whether or not you can use yours will depend on the country you are going to visit. Let’s be a little more specific.

When a child reaches the age of 4, parents often ask themselves: and now what? This question refers to which type of restraint system is the best, or most suitable from that age onwards. In this article we answer this question.

Choosing a child seat is a complicated task, since this is a product designed to act efficiently in that split second when everything is at stake. In this article we will try to give you some guidelines so that you can make the best decision.