Skore Cycle
i a 1965

motorcycle was displayed at

om last week’s West Coast
Motorcyde Show at the
PNE.

second-hand
car seat
with care

.LTHOUGH HAND-ME-DOWN
aby items are usually a welcomed
ght, any decision te use a
scond-band child safety seat
1ould be carefully made. You
ant to make sure that the
argains from yesterday meet the
ifety standards of today in order
' provide a child with the best
‘otection possible in a car acci-
nt.
The questions that follow will
tide consumers in makiag an in-
med decision on whether or not
' use a second-hand car seat. A
o response beside any question is
t indication that 2 seat may not
:a good or safe choice:
Do you know the history of the
r seat? Find out from the
evious owner if the seat has ever
en involved in an accident or
opped. If so, there could be
irline cracks in the plastic shell,
t readily visibie to the naked
e, which could cause the seat to
ack if it were involved in another
Hision. If you can’t find out the
itory of the seat, it’s best not to
2 it.
's a copy of the manufacturer’s
tallation instructions provided
th the seat? The instructions will
wide detailed, illustrated infor-
ition on how to correcily install
d use that particular model of
Id restraint. Without them, er-
's will likely be made and this
id jeopardize the child's safety.
‘m’t rely on the information
en by the previous owner —
out 40 per cent of parents use
Id restraints incorrectly.
Vas the seat originally purchas-

in Canadz? Only restraint
tems purchased in Canada

See Choose
Page 31

29 - Friday, April 21, 1989 — North Shore News

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