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Road users in Chiayi were horrified after a child flew out of a car and onto the middle of the road on Wednesday afternoon. The kid was in the back passenger seat of a car that was making a turn at an intersection. As the car turned right, the inertia of the curve swung the gate open, and sent the kid falling out to roll on the asphalt. It’s thought the kid wasn’t properly secured to the seat, and that the child safety lock was not activated.

Everything appears as normal initially, but once the black car turns right, the back left door swings open, and a child falls out, straight onto the asphalt. Even in slo-mo it looks awfully painful. The car immediately hits the brakes after noticing the young passenger rolling out of the vehicle.

The kid’s parents get off the car and bring the kid back onboard. Fortunately, traffic wasn’t too heavy, or it could’ve been a tragedy.

- I’d freak out. Raising kids is not easy.

The incident happened at 5 on Wednesday afternoon near a preschool, on Chuiyang Road in Chiayi. Other motorists were left staring in shock. Perhaps the door wasn’t closed properly, or the parents didn’t activate the child safety lock. Whatever the reason, the kid ended up flying out of the vehicle on a road that’s usually packed with cars and buses. That was a close one.

- If the kid had gotten run over… it would be the end.

Lu Jung-chi
Police officer
Children under 12 not sitting in child safety seats, or who are not wearing seatbelts can cause the driver to face fines of between NT$1,500 and NT$3,000.

Carelessness comes at a price. And even then, most cars have child safety locks.

Chen Shan-shan
FTV reporter
If you have kids and worry that they might open the car door, you can just press the child safety lock to prevent any fly-outs.

Mr. Yang
Car technician
These locks that open from the outside are a must.

These safety locks can usually be found in the back doors. Once they are activated, the doors can only be opened from the outside. That way, even if kids accidentally open the handle, they will stay safe inside the car. The incident in Chiayi ended with a child on the floor in the middle of the road. But fortunately it was nothing worse than a scare.

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