让孩子在车里安全

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Car accidents are a leading cause of death for children — 交通事故是导致儿童死亡的主要原因之一 —

which makes the car seat one of the most important things a parent 这使得汽车安全座椅成为父母

ever uses. 会使用到的最重要的物品之一。

The trouble is, even loving, careful parents often get it wrong. 问题是，即使是充满爱心、细心的父母也常常会安装错误。

The basics are worth memorizing. 基本要点值得牢记。

The smallest babies ride in a rear-facing seat. 最小的婴儿应乘坐后向式安全座椅。

As a child grows, they move to a forward-facing seat, 随着孩子长大，他们会换成前向式安全座椅，

and later to a booster, 之后再换成增高垫，

which simply helps the regular seatbelt fit a smaller body correctly. 增高垫只是为了帮助普通安全带正确地系在较小的身体上。

And children belong in the back seat — 孩子应该坐在后座 —

never up front with the airbags, 绝不能坐在有安全气囊的前排，

which can badly hurt a small child. 因为安全气囊可能会严重伤害小孩。

But here is the surprising part: 但令人惊讶的是：

studies find that as many 研究发现，多达

as eighty percent of car seats are installed incorrectly. 百分之八十的汽车安全座椅都安装不正确。

The designs are confusing, 设计令人困惑，

so the seat meant to protect a child 因此，这个本应保护孩子的座椅

often isn't doing its job. 常常没有起到应有的作用。

So read the instructions carefully — 所以请仔细阅读说明书 —

and better yet, 更好的是，

many fire and police stations will check your installation for free. 许多消防局和警察局会免费检查你的安装。

A car seat only saves a life if it is used right. 汽车安全座椅只有在正确使用时才能挽救生命。

The half hour it takes to get it right 花费半小时来正确安装它，

may be the most important half hour of all. 可能是最重要的半小时。