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    Three across in an Escort Wagon

    Wow, I have been out of the loop for so long, I cannot figure this puzzle out. I have a friend who wants to do a three across in an escort wagon. The new baby is due in January, and she has an unexpired snugride. She has twins who are 3.5 and around 40lbs (I think one is 37lbs), but very, very...
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    snugrides with front adjust?

    Do they all have them now? Where can I find one cheapest? They have snugrides at sears for $99, but doesn't look like a front adjust, hard to tell.
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    eddie bauer for a newborn?

    So, my SIL is having #2 in a couple months. She has a fairly tall 2 year old who is 29lbs RF in her eddie bauer (which I'm sure she will outgrow FF before 4). They would like to turn her around, and honestly I think she'd outgrow (by height) a 35lb seat without getting much use for it. Plus her...
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    canada-specific car seat info in chinese?

    I have googled it but all I come up with are broken links... It's for a prenatal class at my community centre in chinatown. Doesn't matter if it's from a different province, since they're really only interested in the infant stage info...thanks!
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    Horrible holiday travel story - can you beat it?

    OK, so because of a death in the family I had to fly with my two girls alone with only a day's notice and was completely unprepared and more than a little frazzled. -First, forgot that I had to give up my luggage cart to clear customs (this was preclearance in ottawa) and ending up dragging...
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    Become a Tech in Ottawa!

    Interested in Child Safety? Would you like to help ensure that children are riding safely? Become a… Nationally Certified Children’s Restraint Systems Technician! Cost: $50.00 per person. When: Feb 28th and Mar 1st, 2009 Where: East end of Ottawa Contact info: seats_coalition@hotmail.com...
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    NYtimes article about children and accidents

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/health/healthspecial2/15risks.html?ref=healthspecial2 "The message for parents is to take all available precautions to prevent accidents and injuries, Dr. Arias of the C.D.C. said. That means enforcing car seat use for children until age 8, regardless of weight...
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    2002 Focus Wagon 3 across ideas needed...

    So, I have a friend with 3 expired and/or overgrown car seats, and I'd like to give her a few recommendations other than buying a new car ;). She has twins, 3yo approx 35lbs., and one 10mo approx 28 lbs. At this point, I'm not so concerned about ERF as I am about getting them seats that are...
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    Help me figure this out! Plane and taxi trip...

    So, DD1 is going this weekend for a trip out west to calgary, then medicine hat. The logistics of this trip have changed about a million times, so this is why it's so last minute. The only time she will need a carseat is on the place, and on the taxi ride from the calgary airport to the hotel...
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    Safety City?

    Any of you Alberta techs know if the people installing cars at Safety City are CRSTs? My dd is going to Medicine Hat and mainly driving in a rental with DH, but might be going with grandma for a few trips, and they are having safety city install her carseat in their car (a 98 buick something)...
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    FYI - Liquidation World sold US carseats

    Not sure if anyone posted this yet, but I got it as an email. There is a new public notice from TC regarding Liquidation World (don't know where these are) selling US seats in Canada. http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/childsafety/notices/tp14566P/2008p03/menu.htm
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    Crazy carseat safety week

    So, in the past week or so, I've: - gotten the local church rummage sale people to trash 2 ancient carseats they were trying to sell (one of them was at least 20 years old - all metal and pastel pleather!) - recommended ERF and buying a seat that harnesses over 40lbs to a dad at playgroup - I...
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    So, I was in a car collision today...

    UPDATE: in a car collision, what to get??? We were rear-ended by someone at a stop light and pushed into the car in front of us. No one was hurt (except my 3yo has an abrasion from the shoulder strap of her harness) since the car wasn't going very fast (maybe 5-10mph - we were all stopped and...
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    any pics of RF MA next to FF Radian?

    Need to figure out if it's worth buying a radian to get space for an adult to fit in the back next to the carseats (or in the center), Thanks!
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    Friends who just don't care...

    I just took the class to be certified as a CRST, and all I can see EVERYWHERE now are examples of misuse. The latest was a friend of my dd's being put into a booster at 3.5yo and def under 40lbs...He had an EMPTY 5-pt harness seat right next to him, if you can believe it. What do you guys do...
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    three across in a corolla?

    My mom is coming to visit and I need space to sit an adult in the backseat of my 2001 corolla. Currently I have a RF marathon and a FF AOE...if I get a radian (to replace the AOE), will I have enough room to put someone in a seat belt either in the middle or outboard? Or, is there some way I'm...
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    Blog about rental car seats...

    Not sure if anyone else has posted this, but a mom recently exposed the really bad rental car seats available to her on a recent trip...the picture is really frightening... http://www.deliciousbaby.com/journal/2007/dec/22/advantage-rent-cars-frightening-car-seats/
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    rear-facing tether tests, statistics, etc.

    I'm trying to make up my mind about the rear-facing tether, and I'd love to see any articles/stats about it that are NOT written by manufacturers...anyone have links please?
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    What to expect from CRST class...

    I think I'm taking the class at the end of the month (sent the check in) and want to know what to expect...and what I could possibly study BEFOREHAND so I'll be prepared. Also, I've read a little bit about how instructors would use our cars for demonstrating installs, but I can't really leave...
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    Any ottawa techs know about classes?

    Hi! I am new here, but a car seat safety geek and I've been interested in becoming a CRST...however, when I called st john's ambulance about it, they had no idea what I was talking about:confused:...who do I contact about getting certified? I would like to channel my car seat knowledge into a...

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