Exist Other Trustworthy Consumer Reporting Agencies Besides Consumer Reviews? I Am Attempting To Evaluate Safety Functions

[osbourne]

for booster seats for my preschooler. He's truly gotten also long for his convertible youngster vehicle seat, so heis uncomfortable for long instances. I am searching for best and Client Evaluations does not have much to execute with.Any suggestions? Recommendations? Views? Encounters?

[Agustin]

Mamasunotheremuch said: 2 So what do we do when the youngster outgrows the vehicle seat? I know they are now making boosters with the five point harness method comparable to typical carseats. He's too small to go with no and too large for his car seat. I never feel I would trust one of the ones that just makes use of the typical seatbelt, but there has to be anything.Your point raises 1 of my issues about the Consumer Reports ratings. They only had three or 4 seats reviewed and there wasn't significantly about security. 69 months ago

[Shet]

Mamasunotheremuch said: 3 darwin_orange_n_pink, regarding your answer "Although not a traditional testing organization...":Thank you so much. I've really been struggling with this. Some things don't take as much thought, but my children's safety is my number 1 priority. Thank you. :) 69 months ago

[Atu]

darwin_orange_n_pink, regarding your answer "Although not a traditional testing organization...":Thank you so much. I've really been struggling with this. Some things don't take as much thought, but my children's safety is my number 1 priority. Thank you. :)

[Dikesone]

I wish I had known about seats like this when I was going through the same process. Now my kids are as big(or bigger) than I am and use regular seat belts.

[Sid]

NancyE said: 1 Mamasu, oddly enough, I had a conversation at lunch yesterday with an Emergency Medical Technician--and the general concensus with the other EMTs she works with is they HATE booster seats--as the booster seats actually do very little to keep a child secure if the car is in a wreck, legal child restraint system or not. 69 months ago

[Harrington]

darwin? said: 4 I wish I had known about seats like this when I was going through the same process. Now my kids are as big(or bigger) than I am and use regular seat belts. 69 months ago

[orlondo100]

Mamasu, oddly enough, I had a conversation at lunch yesterday with an Emergency Medical Technician--and the general concensus with the other EMTs she works with is they HATE booster seats--as the booster seats actually do very little to keep a child secure if the car is in a wreck, legal child restraint system or not.

[Barend]

So what do we do when the child outgrows the car seat? I know they are now making boosters with the 5 point harness system similar to regular carseats. He's too small to go without and too big for his car seat. I don't think I would trust one of the ones that just uses the regular seatbelt, but there has to be something.Your point raises one of my concerns about the Consumer Reports ratings. They only had 3 or 4 seats reviewed and there wasn't much about safety.

[Sandon]

Although not a traditional testing organization... ...like Consumer Reports, you might check out the Kyle David Miller Foundation. It was set up by a family that lost their son in a car accident when his booster seat/ seatbelt combination failed. They recommend certain seats that they also sell, so you can see they might not be entirely free from bias. However, the ones they suggest are Britax, Sunshine Kids, Safeguard and Recaro car seats as being the best. And they do look very good, with a 5 point harness, a hard shell, cup holders(!), headrest and so on.For example, the Britax Frontier Combination Booster Seat offers "...True Side Impact Protection that grows with your child. The Britax Frontier is the highest forward-facing 5-point harness weight capacity seat in the industry featuring True Side Impact Protection(TSIP), a non-rethread harness and headrest adjustment. The Britax Frontier is also equipped with retractable cup-holders...The Forward Facing 5-point harness can accomodate children from 25-80 pounds using the top tether and can be converted to a 40-100 pound belt positioning booster seat. The Britax Frontier is LATCH and Versa Tether equipped."In other words, it is in essence a large car seat designed for kids up to 85 to 100 pounds.The site they sell through is HipMonkey, which is supposedly a mom-run, safety-oriented site. They offer 8 different seats, but not all accomodate as large a child.There are also links to 2 YouTube videos on the subject on foundation's home page.There really isn't anything else quite like the Consumer Union(which is the organization that produces Consumer Reports). Perhaps the closest is the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval, but they don't test a lot of things, not like the CU.I hope this helps! Sources: http://www.kyledavidmiller.org/pages/home/index.htm darwin? 69 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.