American car seat safety standards vs European

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robinmiller232

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American car seat safety standards vs European

Does anyone know if American car seat safety standards are higher than European safety standards? and where to find a comparison of the two?

Also, does anyone know of a site that discusses European carseats in particular? Specifically, Chico and MaxiCosi.
 
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In general, the two are simply different. In some areas, the USA standards are indeed higher than European ones, especially in regards to tethers and the types of seatbelt systems used. On the other hand, I believe many European standards also provide for testing like side impacts, which are not part of USA standards. Of course, carseat manufacturers may do such testing above and beyond the standards on their own.

Ulrike knows more about European standards and carseats. As she is in Germany, she will not be able to respond until Tuesday:)

Darren
 

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