Extended rear facing

The UK are now ahead of us in Australia with extended rear-facing being promoted and extended rear-facing seats ( Known as Type D car seats in Australia, legal to use, but not currently available to us) are available to parents to buy and use throughout the UK.

Rear facing is safest. One of the reasons has to do with the ossification of bones happening later than the age of legal requirements or even recommendations for forward facing.

Extended Rear Facing

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Extended rear facing - spine is completely ossified at 3 years old

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After years of research, the recommendation is that children should be rear facing until at least 2, but extended rear facing is encouraged.

Rear facing safety statistics

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