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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Car seats is a stressful subject in this house. We are always making sure our seats are installed correctly and that we have the safest seats on the market. We recently moved my twins into booster seats and even though they are old enough (almost 6) it still scares me.

When the chance to review SeatSnug came up, I really wanted to try it.
From the site: “SeatSnug® is a first-of-its-kind product that enhances both the safety and comfort of children riding in booster seats. It allows the lap belt to be lightly tightened around a child’s hips while riding in a vehicle, preventing seatbelt slack or looseness from developing.”

Children in booster seats are at risk of injury and death due to seatbelt slack. A standard seatbelt allows slack to develop in the lap belt portion while you are riding in a vehicle. Seatbelt slack is acknowledged in the auto industry as a major contributor to injuries and deaths in vehicular accidents!

By gently securing a child while riding in a booster seat, SeatSnug® substantially eliminates bouncing, rocking, tipping, falling over, and ejection, thus reducing the potential for injuries and death in vehicular accidents.

Installing SeatSnug was easy but it warns to follow the directions carefully because taking it off is not so easy, so kids cannot take it off themselves.
This is a great product I will recommend to all of my mom friends.

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Insurance Institute Says 13 Boosters May Not Be Safe

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Insurance industry and transportation researchers have named thirteen booster seats that don’t put children in the best position to be protected in a crash. The makers of these seats say that their products meet or exceed federal regulations, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. So do you go by the federal regulations or do you heed the warnings of the insurance industry?

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which conducts crash tests of new vehicles, and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute did not recommend the following seats: Compass B505, Compass B510, Cosco/Dorel Traveler, Evenflo Big Kid Confidence, Safety Angel Ride Ryte, Cosco/Dorel Alpha Omega, Cosco/Dorel (Eddie Bauer) Summit, Cosco Highback Booster, Dorel/Safety 1st (Eddie Bauer) Prospect, Evenflo Chase Comfort Touch, Evenflo Generations, Graco CarGo Zephyr, and Safety 1st/Dorel Intera.
The group did not review crash protection, because the seats merely elevate children so that lap and shoulder belts are positioned properly. Seat belts should belt should fit snug across a child’s lower hips and mid-shoulders instead of the abdomen.

“The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia said that parents should not interpret the evaluations to mean that poorly rated seats are ineffective. “The biggest disservice this would do is to encourage people to move out of booster seats, because we know they’re an effective restraint, we know they reduce the risk of injury and the risk of fatality,” said Dr. Kristy Arbogast, who researches child passenger safety issues at the hospital. She suggested that parents buying booster seats try them out to see how seat belts fits on their child, the AP reported.”

Do you have one of these booster seats and if you do will you keep using your booster seats?

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