Make car seat safety mandatory in ante-natal classes & run in childrens centres.

Closed 29 signatures

What the petition asks

Cover such topics as: correct placement/positioning of the car seat, correct use of the belted/iso-fix system, benefits of rear-facing, use of harness including positioning / twisted / degree of tightness of straps, dangers of padded jackets/snowsuits/blankets under the harness, position of buckle.

To help to reduce the number of children who are seriously injured/killled in car accidents due to being incorrectly restrained. Courses in children's centres to be open to all family members/carers who carry a child in their car so they can know how to safely restrain the child.

Reference article from which.co.uk : "Rise in number of children injured or killed in car crashes,13% of children not properly restrained" dated 06/02/2015 quoting statistics from The Office of National Statistics.

Timeline

16 Oct 2015	Petition opened for signatures
16 Apr 2016	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 29

Status Closed

Opened 16 Oct 2015

Closed 16 Apr 2016

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