{"id":2837,"date":"2012-10-12T13:46:42","date_gmt":"2012-10-12T13:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/?p=2837"},"modified":"2012-10-12T13:46:42","modified_gmt":"2012-10-12T13:46:42","slug":"are-you-sitting-comfortably","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/are-you-sitting-comfortably\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Sitting Comfortably?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/safe.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2838\" title=\"safe\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/safe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/safe.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/safe-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>The key to keeping your child safe on the road is vigilance and information. Knowing which seat to use and when to use it is just as important as knowing the right way to fit it.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Take control: be responsible for your children&#8217;s safety, from their birth to when they become young adults<\/li>\n<li>Children Under three in the front must be in an appropriate child restraint &#8211; using adult belts is not allowed<\/li>\n<li>Children aged three to 11 must use an appropriate child restraint if available &#8211; if one is not available then an adult belt must be used<\/li>\n<li>Never put a rear-facing baby seat in the front where there is an active passenger airbag<\/li>\n<li>Isofix seat mounts are the safest way to secure a baby or child seat in your car. Most seat manufacturers make products designed specifically for use with these super-strong mounting points, which are common in many modern cars, and easy to use<\/li>\n<li>Once it&#8217;s in, grip the car seat and push it backwards and forwards &#8211; if it is fitted properly, the car should move and not the car seat\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more driving advice check out Institute of Advanced Motorists of Ireland <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iami.ie\/\">http:\/\/www.iami.ie\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>12th October, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The key to keeping your child safe on the road is vigilance and information. Knowing which seat to use and when to use it is just as important as knowing the right way to fit it. 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