car seats
#61
Re: car seats
Basically the main role of a booster seat is to cause the seatbelt to sit properly over the childs shoulders and lap - not sure how much the weight of the child affects the functionality (in the boosters) when the seatbelt is the main safety function, unless they are so heavy as to break the childseat. The highback boosters as you said earlier have the added protection of the side impact stuff, which I would definitely go for. Hope your move goes well.
But I agree, I'll definitely need to find something legal with side impact protection. I just find it strange that it would be perfectly legal for my oldest child to have no booster of any kind, yet if I make the child safer by using a UK booster then it becomes illegal if I'm understanding the rules correctly.
#62
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Joined: Sep 2008
Location: Sydney
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Re: car seats
I wonder whether the weight limits have something to do with the effect the childs weight has on the tethers? Research has shown isofix to be more effective at keeping the seat in place than tethers. Just wondering out loud here....
But I agree, I'll definitely need to find something legal with side impact protection. I just find it strange that it would be perfectly legal for my oldest child to have no booster of any kind, yet if I make the child safer by using a UK booster then it becomes illegal if I'm understanding the rules correctly.
But I agree, I'll definitely need to find something legal with side impact protection. I just find it strange that it would be perfectly legal for my oldest child to have no booster of any kind, yet if I make the child safer by using a UK booster then it becomes illegal if I'm understanding the rules correctly.