Car Seat Safety

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Goobergrl6

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Someone sent this to me yesterday and I cried liek a baby! It was so sad! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Britax seats! You just can not put a price on your kids safety.
 
LordStanley

LordStanley

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Tinkerbell said:
This really made my re-think my car seat. It's sad... but please watch - VERY informative. (May need a tissue)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azgBhZfcqaQ
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But if the seat belt failed to hold her son in. What makes her think a 5 point will work. I dont know about her mini van, but in mine, there is no place to tether the seat to the vehicle. Wow, just looked on like thats a $250 car seat.....

I can understand her frustration over the situatiuon, being a parent myself.

The familys issue should be with the auto manufacture not a car seat maker.
 
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LordStanley

LordStanley

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Family in mini van gets sideswiped.... Both kids in back are in identical booster car seats, held only in but the vans seat belts. During accident, the sons seat belt unlatches and he gets ejected from the vehicle. Killing him.

Mother goes on to say the only safe alternitive is to keep your child in a five point harness seat all the way up till they dont need a seat any more.

Most seat makers, on rate the 5 point seats up to 40lb children. Meaning if your kid is 45lbs the latches might fail during an accident.

The new seat she uses, is rated up to 80lbs and costs $250.
 
nachomama

nachomama

All Up In Your Grill
LordStanley said:
Family in mini van gets sideswiped.... Both kids in back are in identical booster car seats, held only in but the vans seat belts. During accident, the sons seat belt unlatches and he gets ejected from the vehicle. Killing him.

Mother goes on to say the only safe alternitive is to keep your child in a five point harness seat all the way up till they dont need a seat any more.

Most seat makers, on rate the 5 point seats up to 40lb children. Meaning if your kid is 45lbs the latches might fail during an accident.

The new seat she uses, is rated up to 80lbs and costs $250.
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I'm all about safety, but my guy is a little fella. He's 12 and just hit 80 pounds. I could see me getting him in a car seat now...
 
LordStanley

LordStanley

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nachomama said:
I'm all about safety, but my guy is a little fella. He's 12 and just hit 80 pounds. I could see me getting him in a car seat now...
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My boy will be 4 in dec, and he is over 40lbs and pretty tall for his age. In our cars we just have a regular booster seat.

Now here is were this thread is ironic. I was looking all day yesterday for a 5 point for our son. But only because Im getting ready to buy a jeep this weekend, and I need something more secure than what we have.

all the seats I found were only rated up to 40lbs. Im glad this thread came out so I can get one, so my boy can enjoy the jeep with me.

I'll tell you, I wont be getting the top of the line $250 one. Its too easy to steal crap out of jeep as it is.
 
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workin hard

Icebox
LordStanley said:
Family in mini van gets sideswiped.... Both kids in back are in identical booster car seats, held only in but the vans seat belts. During accident, the sons seat belt unlatches and he gets ejected from the vehicle. Killing him.

Mother goes on to say the only safe alternitive is to keep your child in a five point harness seat all the way up till they dont need a seat any more.

Most seat makers, on rate the 5 point seats up to 40lb children. Meaning if your kid is 45lbs the latches might fail during an accident.

The new seat she uses, is rated up to 80lbs and costs $250.
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So basically after they turn 20lbs and 12 months you need a bigger carseat that still has the 5 point harness that will last them up to 100 lbs.

Like this one:
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2401323&cp=2255983.2256187.2256193&parentPage=family
 
LordStanley

LordStanley

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workin hard said:
So basically after they turn 20lbs and 12 months you need a bigger carseat that still has the 5 point harness that will last them up to 100 lbs.

Like this one:
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2401323&cp=2255983.2256187.2256193&parentPage=family
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Sort of.... that is a belt positioning booster. The Cars seat belt still wraps around the front of the seat and the child, instead of fastening through the back of the seat.

The seat itself says 20-100 lbs, but no mention of how much weight the 5 point can hold.

Thats what the main issue is.....
 
Tinkerbell

Tinkerbell

Baby blues
I've been doing alot of on line shopping to find a booster with a 5 point belt with a higher weight rating. The Britax is high priced, but there is another one that's $429.00 :yikes: !

I also found the Apex 65 (by Safety 1st), the 5 point belt is rated up to 65 pounds and converts to a belt position seat (booster) that takes up to 100 lbs. That one is around $170.00. It has good ratings and customer reviews too. I still haven't decided, though. Price really doesn't matter to me (except for that $429.00 one!!), I just want as much safety as I can get for my little one.

The 12 year old will poke my eyes out if I even bring up putting her in a car seat :lmao: (She's still under the 100 lb. mark). She's REAL tall, though (5'5") for her age... she'd look funny all scrunched up in one. :lmao:
 
bohman

bohman

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Didn't watch the video yet (if it's as distressing as all that I'd rather just get the straight info), but which latches failed? The ones in the booster seat, or the van's seat belt latch? I'm confused as to how using a one child seat over another will prevent the vehicle latches from failing.

I'm hoping this isn't going to point out something we are doing wrong; we did spend the $ for a Britax seat (the Marathon). Our peanut is just about to hit both the 20lb and 1 year marks.
 
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jwwb2000

pretty black roses
bohman said:
Didn't watch the video yet (if it's as distressing as all that I'd rather just get the straight info), but which latches failed? The ones in the booster seat, or the van's seat belt latch? I'm confused as to how using a one child seat over another will prevent the vehicle latches from failing.

I'm hoping this isn't going to point out something we are doing wrong; we did spend the $ for a Britax seat (the Marathon). Our peanut is just about to hit both the 20lb and 1 year marks.
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The vehicle latch failed in the video.
 
bohman

bohman

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I'll just need to watch the video later when I have the office to myself. How would a different type of child safety seat have prevented a failure of the vehicle equipment?
 
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jwwb2000

pretty black roses
bohman said:
I'll just need to watch the video later when I have the office to myself. How would a different type of child safety seat have prevented a failure of the vehicle equipment?
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The child was using a regular booster which used the car's seat belt. With the 5 point harness booster seat, the child may have survived even though the latch in the vehicle failed.
 
LordStanley

LordStanley

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bohman said:
I'll just need to watch the video later when I have the office to myself. How would a different type of child safety seat have prevented a failure of the vehicle equipment?
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It wouldnt. but the seat you have is supposed to have a tether system attached to it, incase the seat belt malfunctions.

But not all vehicles, Like mine, has anywhere to attach those tethers to.
 
LordStanley

LordStanley

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jwwb2000 said:
The child was using a regular booster which used the car's seat belt. With the 5 point harness booster seat, the child may have survived even though the latch in the vehicle failed.
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thats not entirely true. Unless the seat also has safety tethers, the booster still would have broken loose and got ejected with the child still attached.
 
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nicole_M

New Member
My 3 year old is 45 pounds and tall for his age. We have him in a 5 point harness car seat made by Graco.

I also have 2 19 month olds that are in 5 point harness seats made by Graco as well.

I have a 2004 Chrysler Town & Country and use the tether and anchors on all 3 seats. My children's carseats are in there so tight, they do not budge.

In fact, I don't even need to use the actual seatbelts in the van b/c the anchor and tether hold the seats so securely.

I have been to a Car Seat Check Point and they commended me on carseats since something like 75% of all carseats are put in wrong.

My 3 year old will stay in a 5 point harness for as long as possible. A lady in my twins group sent out this email to the members and it is heartwrenching.

My children and I were involved in an accident back in April when some girl ran a stop sign and hit us at 25 mph. Very scary but we were all OK.

Also remember that ANYTIME you are in an accident, even a MINOR one (fender bender) it is the LAW that all child safety seats in the vehicle be replaced immediately.

Our kids lives are priceless!
 
LordStanley

LordStanley

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nicole_moreland said:
My 3 year old is 45 pounds and tall for his age. We have him in a 5 point harness car seat made by Graco.

I also have 2 19 month olds that are in 5 point harness seats made by Graco as well.

I have a 2004 Chrysler Town & Country and use the tether and anchors on all 3 seats. My children's carseats are in there so tight, they do not budge.

In fact, I don't even need to use the actual seatbelts in the van b/c the anchor and tether hold the seats so securely.

I have been to a Car Seat Check Point and they commended me on carseats since something like 75% of all carseats are put in wrong.

My 3 year old will stay in a 5 point harness for as long as possible. A lady in my twins group sent out this email to the members and it is heartwrenching.

My children and I were involved in an accident back in April when some girl ran a stop sign and hit us at 25 mph. Very scary but we were all OK.

Also remember that ANYTIME you are in an accident, even a MINOR one (fender bender) it is the LAW that all child safety seats in the vehicle be replaced immediately.

Our kids lives are priceless!
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Were do you anchor you car seat to.? My van doesnt have any places to anchor the tethers
 
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