Why can an infant car seat be used safely when infants are left alone?
Infant car seats are NOT cribs and/or temporary cribs. The infant seats do not meet the safety requirements for a crib or a swing. Cribs, swings and other devices have their own safety standards developed to keep infants safe while the product is being used for its designed purpose. When an infant is placed in an infant car seat outside of a vehicle, the centre of gravity of the car seat and infant is raised making it top heavy and unstable. The movement of the baby can result in the infant car seat tipping over and the harness system can then exert sufficient pressure on the infant’s neck to cause asphyxiation (strangulation). 6. Why isn’t the harness dangerous when the infant car seat is used in a vehicle? In a motor vehicle, the infant seat is safe and will not tip over when correctly installed because the vehicle seat belt holds the infant seat securely against the vehicle seat cushion. While braking or turning, an infant secured in the seat does not tip over. 7. Does the infant ca
