Rejected petition Change the law to require rear facing Car seat untill 2 years of age

UK legislation only requires a rear-facing car seat for children that weigh up to 9kg – approx. 9-10 months old. However, evidence clearly shows that a rear-facing seat is five times safer and that all children weighing 18kg – approx. 4 years should remain rear facing to increase car safety.

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The USA now requires a rear-facing seat for children aged 0-2 and many Scandinavian nations place requirements to the age of 4 years. The UK lags ways behind. The EU has called for rear-facing seats to the age of 3 years but no action has been taken. This situation is compounded because the UK retail market does not supply a wide range of affordable rear-facing seats for babies and small children.

Change the law so children need to be rear-facing for a minimum of 2 years before forward facing.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/132639

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Date submitted 9 August 2016
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