A journey by car must always be a synonym of maximum safety and caution but travelling with babies is even more delicate. For that, if you are used to drive with minors on board. Or, if you are planning to take your newborn on a vacation, today we are going to give you some tips to follow before wheel.
Before than anything, remember that car must always be in perfect conditions when driving in highways, as driving responsibly, respecting all the road signage to achieve a safe driving and get safe and sound to home. By knowing this, let’s go to the recommendations of the day.
Travelling with babies, the greatest safety in the car
When travelling with a child, but, mostly with a newborn, you can’t leave everything to fate. This must be planned inside and outside of car for a safer and relaxed transit of everyone.
Consider the following tips, you and your baby will thank us.
Cautious parents, happy baby
The long car journeys are exhausting, and can be even more with a little passenger of less than 18 months, and journey can be pretty overwhelming for the little one due cold, heat, car’s movement, hunger, dirty diaper, etc.
For that, is important that when travelling with babies always take the necessary for their hygiene and hunger. Diaper bags are always the best option. In these bags you can keep baby bottles, food, clothes, and of course, clean diapers as different hygiene products.
You should never ever do this when travelling with babies
When travelling with babies, is normal to have them all the time with you, even inside of the car but there are certain rules you should never break:
First never take them at the front part, a small child must travel in the back seat of the car. This is the safest place for them in case of collision. In addition, if your car has airbags, and baby is at the front part and this is activated, it can result fatally.
Tight, but safe
The second rule that you should not break, safety belt. Your baby or child should always use their safety belt. This accessory is the most efficient at the moment of saving during a crash, is a clear purpose for children to travel with this.
Comfortable and safe
The car seat performs an essential role in two of the previous aspects. In one hand works as a little seat for a car that adapts better to the body of the infant, allowing to be tighter with less probability of falling, besides, this must be set in back seats of the car. Double safety!
And don’t forget that according to official recommendations, is important the car seat to be placed on the opposite direction of the car direction.
Sleep is your best friend
Stop, don’t misunderstand! We don’t refer to drive when you are sleepy, but preferably to perform journeys when your baby is sleepy, for example, to the hour baby is used to take a nap. In this way, is more probable that sleeps during the path or at least during a part of this. So, be careful with bumps, we don’t want baby to wake up, right?
Follow the rules when travelling with babies
Respecting the transit signage will help you to have a safe trip. Obey the speed limits, as the indications that inform you about possible road works.
Now, if you are wondering up to what age you should drive with a child in the back, you must know that with the traffic regulations of the CDMX, minor children of 12 years of children that measure less than 4.7 ft of height, must occupy back seats of car, which must have seat belt of three points.
Follow these tips and create a better road for everyone. Come back safe and sound to home.
