Entering the year-end holiday season, many people choose to use private cars as the vehicle of choice for traveling with their families.
However, safety and comfort factors when traveling certainly need to be well prepared.
So what things should you pay attention to when traveling by private car during the year-end holiday season? Following are a number of tips that need to be prepared based on information from Suzuki Indonesia, Friday (15/12/2023).
Make sure all passengers use seat belts
Before starting the journey, it is very important to ensure that the seat belts are installed correctly. Often the use of seat belts is focused on the driver and passengers sitting in the front seat only, even though everyone in the car, including passengers in the middle and back rows, also needs to maintain safety during the journey.
Use a Child Seat for child safety
When taking children on a trip, it is recommended to use a child seat according to their age to ensure safety and calm during the holiday.
The choice of child seats is quite diverse so that it adapts to the needs of children of every age, for example, booster seats for teenagers so that the seat belt position is comfortable to use or baby car seats which are specifically designed for children from infants to toddlers who need ISOFIX to ensure the safety is installed properly .
Take advantage of the Childproof Rear Door Lock feature
During trips, whether near or far, children are recommended to sit in the middle row of seats so they have more space to move around. Although it is recommended to sit independently, children’s seating position during the trip should be close to an adult so that they remain within reach and supervision.
This position can also avoid incidents of children playing with the seat belt or removing the seat belt. Apart from paying attention to always wearing seat belts, it is also important to ensure that the passenger row doors and windows are locked in case children open them when the car is moving.
Make sure the safety support features are in the active position
Several safety support features such as Electronic Stability Program (ESP), Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist (BA), Airbags , and Hill Hold Control (HHC) which has been embedded in cars plays a role in reducing the risk of accidents and increasing the safety ratio of car users in unanticipated emergency conditions.
Most cars today are equipped with features that help maintain control of the vehicle and prevent the potential for loss of control due to reduced wheel traction on less than ideal road conditions.