Dear readers, dear parents, the Hari Raya Aidilfitri season will be upon us soon and to most of us, that brings about long and arduous balik kampung journeys.
It's an undeniable fact that accident rates spike up during these periods. The risk of having a crash is just that much higher with so many cars on the roads, all rushing to be back home before the big day.
Now, the least we can all do is to try to keep our own family safe the best we can, to not turn what is supposed to be a joyful season into a mournful one. At this juncture, we wish to again remind everyone of the importance of child car seats. Parents, if you're looking for a time to start using one, this is as good as any.
One of the more common reasons given among Malaysia parents for not using child seats is that they are too costly to buy. From our own research however, we've found that proper ECE R44-certified child seats can be had for around RM400.
That's not a small amount by any means, sure, but if you really think about it, it's less than what you'd spend on a set of bodykit, fancy alloy wheels, etc. Those are mere optional add-ons, compared to a child car seat that is a basic necessity for kids.
FREE child seat rental - a community service by paultan.org
If you don't want to use child seats everyday, at least use them during the Raya period when the accident rates are higher? We at paultan.org have decided to try to do something this Raya to make a small bit of difference.
We've bought 50 units of an ECE R44-compliant child seat and we're offering FREE child car seat rentals to 50 Malaysian families for them to use over the Hari Raya month.
The seat in question is the SNSKIDZ Star convertible car seat, which can be used both rear-facing (0-18 kg) or forward-facing (15-25 kg). A big thank you to Safe 'n Sound for offering the seats to us at a great price.
The SNSKIDZ Star uses seat belt installation instead of Isofix. We picked a seat that uses seat belt installation because they are generally less bulky, so they'd fit better in smaller cars. Our target market for this exercise also may not have a car that has Isofix points.
SNSKIDZ Star Rear-Facing Installation
If your child weighs 18 kg and below, you are recommended to use a rear-facing seat. The same seat can be installed rear-facing, using different routing for the seat belts. When you collect your rental seats from us at our office in PJ, we will install it for you and make sure you're trained on how to install it properly.
In fact, this is actually a good way to ensure the adults in the back with the child have more space as the wider part of the child seat is no longer at the seat back, allowing better shoulder room. We've used a Perodua Myvi for the demo. You can also interact with your child better.
SNSKIDZ Star Front-Facing Installation
This is how the seat looks like installed forward-facing, ideal for kids weighing between 18 to 25 kg. As per above, we'll install it in your car for you and we'll even provide you training on how to install the seat properly in your car.
Interested? We hope you are!
Just fill up the form attached below, and we'll be in contact with the selected families as soon as we can.
You will need to put up a deposit of RM150 when you collect your seat. This deposit will be fully refunded to you when you return the seat to us. We are offering a low deposit amount (significantly below the cost of the seat) so it doesn't significantly affect the cash flow of families during the Raya period.
Dear readers, if this doesn't apply to your own family, please help us spread the word. Tell your friends, share this on Facebook and Twitter, and let's make our roads safer for the kids together.
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