Another baby dies in a car accident - Not secured in a Child Safety Seat is the reason - A bloody waste

This was taken from the Malay Tabloid Harian Metro (My comments and part translation would be below):

Bayi Maut Tercampak

Johor Bahru: Bayi perempuan sembilan bulan maut selepas tercampak dari Proton Exora dipandu bapanya yang terbabit dalam kemalangan tiga kenderaan di Kilometer 22, Lebuhraya PLUS arah selatan dekat Senai, di sini, pagi tadi.

Dalam kejadian 6 pagi itu, mangsa yang dipangku ibunya di bahagian tempat duduk penumpang depan tercampak keluar selepas kenderaan itu berlanggar dengan treler dan motosikal.

Ibu dan bapa bayi itu cedera.

Ketua Polis Daerah Kulaijaya Superintendan Razak Md Said berkata, siasatan awal mendapati pemandu Proton Exora gagal mengawal kenderaan sehingga masuk ke lorong kiri dan melanggar bahagian belakang treler.

"Akibat pelanggaran, kenderaan itu terbabas dan terbalik beberapa kali sebelum sebuah motosikal yang cuba mengelak melanggar kedua-dua kenderaan berkenaan.

"Siasatan dijalankan mengikut Seksyen 41 (1) Akta Pengangkutan Jalan 1987," katanya

Artikel ini disiarkan pada : Selasa, 5 Mei 2015 @ 1:58 PM 

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A nine month old baby girl died after being thrown out of a Proton Exora that was driven by her father. The Proton Exora was involved in a three car accident at kilometer 22 of the PLUS Highway southbound near Senai this morning.

In the 6.00am incident, the victim was held in her mother's arms in the front passenger seat and was ejected out after the vehicle colided into a trailer and a motorcycle. Both parents were injured.

Kulaijaya OCPD Supt Razak Md Said said that the initial investigation found that the driver of the Proton Exora failed to control his vehicle until it veered to the left lane and collided with the rear of the trailer. 

As a result of the collision, the vehicle crashed and overturned a few times before a motorcycle, which was trying to avoid the two vehicles hit into both vehicles. The case is now investigated under Section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

Folks, this basically happpened just a few days after the incident involving the Perodua Myvis and the Pejero Sport. That accident casued the deaths of a husband and wife as well as their small baby. The main photo that you see around the internet showed their bodies strewn all over the tarmac.  In that case involving the Pajero you can see from the photos (one of it is above) that all the curtain airbags deployed. If the parents were wearing seatbelts and their baby properly fastened in a car seat, the accident wouldn't have been viral.

Look folks. You cannot, cannot, cannot carry your baby in your arms. Adults must use the seatbelts. Babies and small children must be secured in proper child safety seats. Take a look at how secure one of these are above. You think your arms are locking mechanisms? You must be stupid if you think your arms are safe for your baby. In an accident the amount of forces exerted on your own body may be so extreme that your arms will automatically flail around on impact. Trust me. I know. I have been in a few accidents and track day mishaps over the years.

What is wrong with some of you people out there? Do you think nothing bad will befall you and your family? One has to take precaution when driving ALL THE TIME. Don't bloody be a statistic. Don't be stupid, stubborn or just plain retarded.

But if you want statistics to back up my statement, here are some courtesy of Volvo Trucks.

• Volvo Trucks Accident Research Team has examined more than 1,500 accidents around the world and their collection of data found that 90 percent of traffic accidents were caused by the human factor. 

• Some of the most common reasons behind this human error include distraction, alcohol and speed. 

• Meanwhile, not using seatbelt is a key contributor to fatalities

• According to a review by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) and statistics from the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), over 462,000 road accidents were recorded in 2014 with some 24,000 serious injuries and 6,674 deaths. 

• This figure translates to one road accident every 40 seconds. 

• MIROS and PDRM have estimated that the number of road accidents will continue to increase with fatalities surging up to 10,760 if measures are not taken to address this growing concern. 

Note that Volvo Trucks found that not using the seatbelt is a key contributor to road accident deaths. What is so hard in buckling up? Don't come up with the stupid excuse that the safety belt is uncomfortable. What is so hard in investing in a child safety seat and that extra few minutes securing them within? Don't be bloody lazy for heaven's sake.

Wear your seatbelt whilst driving and make sure your children are also buckled up too.

For better understanding watch this and read what's written below - more facts for you to absorb:
http://wishtv.com/2014/09/15/car-seat-saves-babys-life-in-rollover-accident/

CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY STATISTICS

Recent Statistics:

• In 2004, there were 495 passenger vehicle occupant fatalities among children under 5 years of age. Of those 495 fatalities, an estimated 173 (35 %) were totally unrestrained.
• Among children under 5 years old, an estimated 451 lives were saved in 2004 by child restraint use. Of these 451 lives saved, 413 were associated with the use of child safety seats and 38 with the use of adult belts.
• Child safety seats can reduce fatal injury by 71 percent for infants and by 54 percent for toddlers, ages 1-4.

An awareness gap exists when it comes to child passenger safety:

• While 96 percent of parents and caregivers believe their child safety seats are installed correctly1, research shows that seven out of 10 children are improperly restrained.
• Using a booster seat is 60 percent safer for kids than being restrained by a seat belt alone.2 However, nearly 70 percent of drivers believe it is safe for children age eight or under to no longer be secured in a child safety seat or booster seat.3 Only 21 percent of children age four to eight are "at least on occasion" riding in a booster seat while traveling in a passenger vehicle.
• Children of all ages are safest when properly restrained in the back seat. Yet, six out of 10 drivers of children age 12 or under believe it is safe for children age 12 or under to sit in the front seat in front of a passenger air bag.4 And, more than one in 10 children under 80 pounds are completely unrestrained when riding in vehicles.

What are the most common child safety seat installation mistakes?

• Not using the right child safety seats for a child’s size and age;
• Not placing the child safety seat in the correct direction;
• Incorrect installation of the child safety seat in relation to the vehicle’s air bags;
• Incorrect installation and tightness of the child safety seat to the vehicle seat;
• Not securing or tightening the child safety seat’s harness and crotch straps;
• Improper use of locking clips for certain vehicle safety belts;
• Not making sure the vehicle’s seat belts fit properly across the child when using a booster seat; and  
• Using a defective or broken child safety seat

Taken from http://www.seatcheck.org/news_fact_sheets_statistics.html