I'm very disturbed by this-- especially what they write about the LATCH system and the Graco SafeSeat Step 1, which we were considering buying now that Bridget is about to hit the length (but not weight) limit on her SnugRide. (Instead, we'll do what we did with Emma and buy her a convertible carseat; the one we used/use with Ems has consistently performed well in CR crash-testing and evaluations.) I'm also shocked that one seat didn't even meet the federal standards, a seat that several friends of mine use. I'm forwarding on the e-mail alert I got from babycenter.com to them in hopes they will consider getting another seat.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
Thats why I just grip them tightly in my lap as I drive.
I didn't know this sort of research on car seats was so important. I guess I figured if it looks durable and its on the market it must get the job done.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Our booster seats have expired.
o_O
Seriously. They have an expiration date hidden on the back, and it has passed. I had no idea until I took them out recently.
They don't even smell or nothing!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Thats why I just grip them tightly in my lap as I drive.
You say this in jest, but I would like to point out that they were responsible enough to make sure that the line, "Remember that any carseat is better than none" got in the article (presumably in the hopes that parents won't do that.)
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
Yeah, I saw this a few days ago and was so glad that the one we use, the SnugRide, scored well.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen:
quote:Thats why I just grip them tightly in my lap as I drive.
You say this in jest, but I would like to point out that they were responsible enough to make sure that the line, "Remember that any carseat is better than none" got in the article (presumably in the hopes that parents won't do that.)
I've got 4 younger brothers and sisters and I saw how religiously my parents buckled them into car seats. I will CERTAINLY love my children enough to do the same, there is just no good reason, I can think of, where you wouldn't.
Posted by Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged (Member # 7476) on :
This part really disturbed me...
quote: Infant car seats sold in Europe undergo more rigorous testing than do models sold in the U.S. Indeed, when we crash-tested an infant seat we bought in England, it was the best in our tests. An infant seat sold in the U.S. by the same manufacturer failed. (See European models.)
You would like to think they would make both seats using the higher standards.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
When you read it, it becomes apparent that a difference in the way seats are tested here makes it difficult, in that even if the seats are safer they might fail safety tests and not be allowed for sale. I think it would be a good idea to develop an alternative testing method to allow testing of this kind of seat. I'm certainly considering having a friend from England bring me a British carseat next time she comes over.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Hey, you can't even buy carseats in Sri Lanka that I've ever seen.
I was surprised the one time I saw a carseat - in use, too - in a car in the middle of traffic here. Most people carry their kids in their laps. Some carry their kids on their laps while they're on a motorcycle. Sometimes, with the mom, dad, baby, and two other small children on the motorcycle. Sometimes with helmets, sometimes not, and who gets the helmet changes.
I fear for them. I hope they never have an accident or they're all...
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