VOLVO has launched a new range of kiddy seats, which includes a convertible child seat that can be turned around and used either rear or
forward facing.
Their Monza Sport
forward facing child safety seat is suitable for children from three to 11 years-old, making it fully compliant with new legislation.
Nugent, 38, from Glenview Drive, Tallaght, pleaded guilty to allowing a person under 17 to occupy a
forward facing seat while not wearing a seatbelt.
During a front crash in a
forward facing seat, the infant's body is held but its disproportionately large head is not, putting immense strain on the neck.
The post cap has been redesigned and is now more wear resistant and offers a
forward facing downward cushion that acts similar to a diving board.
National Child Passenger Safety Week, February 9-15, 2003, will focus on efforts to improve the safety of children riding in motor vehicles, especially the importance of appropriate restraints such as child safety seats for infants and toddlers, booster seats for children aged 4-8 years who have outgrown their
forward facing seats, and safety belts for children who have outgrown their booster seats (2).
The standard specification for the pounds 28,400 D5 S and pounds 31,640 T6S models puts some more expensive rivals to shame and includes seven individual
forward facing seats, climate control with AQS (air quality system) 17-inch alloys, eight-speaker audio system with CD, reversing parking sensor, cruise control, and rain sensing wipers.
The Volvo XC90, with its flexible, innovative interior, seven
forward facing seats and choice of powerful common-rail `D5' diesel, or 272bhp, six cylinder `T6' petrol engines, will give rivals such as the BMW X5 and Mercedes M-Class some serious competition.
The Nautilus remote control system can include two
forward facing and one rear facing cameras.
Weighting in at 32 tonnes, the vehicles have a top speed of over 70 mph and carry 10,000 litres of water and 1,500 litres of foam and each have the largest available crew cab providing seating for five fire fighters all
forward facing.
The latest in a 92-year lifespan for the nameplate, the eighth-generation Phantom, continues with the latest evolution of Rolls-Royce's magic carpet ride technology, which uses map data and
forward facing radars and sensors to ready the suspension for upcoming hurdles, i.
