Every year, the European Commission, through the European Road Safety Charter in Spain, awards the European Road Safety Excellence Awards to recognize the efforts of organizations that work every day at a local level to improve safety on European roads. We present the winners from this year’s edition.
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Back to school
Summer is over, it’s time to get back into the swing of things, to leave the vacations behind and start again with our batteries recharged. Here are some basic guidelines for starting school in the safest way.
Child safety on short journeys
When transporting children in your vehicle, forget about making excuses that justify the fact that you are not protecting yourself or your children properly.
What are anti-abandon systems?
Every year in Spain, there are about three cases of death from heat stroke due to a child being left unattended in a car. Anti-abandon systems help to mitigate this risk.
Child safety education: unfinished business?
Here are three suggestions for improving your knowledge of child safety, whether you are a private individual or a professional.
At what age can a child travel facing forward?
You’ve probably wondered until what age your children should travel in a rear-facing position. In this article we will tell you why this is better for their safety and when they should begin to travel facing forwards.
What is Vision Zero?
We may have heard the term Vision Zero many times, but it may not be clear to us exactly what it means. In this article we try to explain the basics of this concept.
Weight or height?
When it comes to choosing the safest car seat for our children, we must select the one that is best suited to their height and weight. In this article we tell you why it is so important to make the right choice.
ADAS are coming to our vehicles to save lives
As of July, ADAS will be very important for your safety. Why? Because the European Commission has approved a regulation that makes the incorporation of some of these ADAS (advanced driving support systems) mandatory, to be phased in up to 2026. The first phase is starting. Here are all the details.
The trunk, a question of safety
This time of the year, with the start of the vacations, we squeeze the space in our trunk to the max, fitting everything in “Tetris” style. We tell you how to load your trunk taking into account the safety of all travelers.
Traveling safely at all times
Summer is finally here. Time to go back to your hometown, or to take those vacations that we have been longing for all year. Time to recharge our batteries and relax. If you are going to travel by car, make sure your children are safe.
Let’s go by plane
When we travel, one of the doubts we may have concerns the safety of our children in the various means of transport we are going to use. If you have decided to travel by plane, these recommendations should be useful for you.
My son is 9 years old, does he have to use a booster seat?
A question we often answer is: “When can a child stop using a booster seat in the car?” In this article we give you the different reasons why a booster seat is a vital element to be used when transporting a child up to a height of 150 cm, regardless of what the Spanish General Road Traffic Regulations (RTR) say.
Proper seat belt positioning is vital
In this article, we tell you why it is important that a seat belt is not twisted and must be properly adjusted so that it restrains the body correctly.
What is the safest seat for a child in a car?
The basic principle of passive safety dictates that the safest place is the one furthest away from a collision. Since we cannot know how a collision will occur, the seat that is farthest away from all possible collisions is the center rear seat. Therefore, the safest seat is the middle rear seat.
Headrests, a safety feature for child car seats
It may seem obvious, but a simple gesture such as positioning the head restraint correctly can protect a child from injury. Using headrests properly is important when traveling with children.
Airbag seats, a revolution in continuous evolution
Why don’t CRS have airbags like cars do? Since there are currently car seat models on the Spanish market that use this technology in a very similar way, we will explain what is involved in using an airbag with a child seat and the challenges that the manufacturers who use them with children’s car seats have had to face.