Old School tests!

classicseats

Active member

• Nov 18, 2009

• #1

Wow, Car Seats have come a long way! Why even bother with some of them?

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/resources/streaming/PDFs/CR_Aug1972_Child_Car_Restraints.pdf

 

LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician

• Nov 18, 2009

• #2

Eh, they probably ran the tests at the wrong speed and later refused to print a retraction.



Very, very cool! It's good to know that child restraints are not just meant to contain children so they don't distract the driver. :thumbsup:

 

tl01

New member

• Nov 18, 2009

• #3

Wow... fascinating how they determined if the seats were good or not. Love that Trimble. Holy cow... that seat totally just collapsed. I have a pic of myself in something like the GM Infant Seat.

 

LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician

• Nov 18, 2009

• #4

Ok, now that I've skimmed further, that really is very impressive given the time. I had no idea that Consumer Reports did reviews of car seats back then--or that Consumer Reports even existed back then.

I like how they rigged up their own instrument panel so they could determine if the head would hit it. I also love the recommendation to install in the center of the back seat, even though it might pose an inconvenience to parents over installing in the front.

How in the world did you find that? (I probably shouldn't ask...)

 

classicseats

Active member

• Nov 18, 2009

• #5

LISmama810 said:

Ok, now that I've skimmed further, that really is very impressive given the time. I had no idea that Consumer Reports did reviews of car seats back then--or that Consumer Reports even existed back then.

I like how they rigged up their own instrument panel so they could determine if the head would hit it. I also love the recommendation to install in the center of the back seat, even though it might pose an inconvenience to parents over installing in the front.

How in the world did you find that? (I probably shouldn't ask...)

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Oh, I found more, Hun!

 

J

J-max

CPST Instructor

• Nov 18, 2009

• #6

That is really cool. Thanks!

 

LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician

• Nov 18, 2009

• #7

Sorry for the serial posting. I should probably finish reading the thing before I comment again.

But, OMG! The recommendation that adult seatbelts don't provide enough protection for kids, and that kids under 4/40 shouldn't wear lap belts and kids under 55" shouldn't wear a shoulder belt! (I mean, take the idea that a lap belt is safe for anyone out of the equation...) You'd think that after 35 years these concepts wouldn't be new to people.

I suddenly have a newfound respect for Consumer Reports. (Well, the Consumer Reports of 1972, at least.)

 

susanx4

New member

• Nov 18, 2009

• #8

the Gm infant carrier on page 3 is the same car seat i had as baby!! i pretty sure my mom got it when my 2nd brother was born. so 73...

oh wanted to add i think we had the tot guard too i remember a seat like it at least it would of been early 80's... and i know my brothers had those harness too but i don't think i had one...

 

Jennifer mom to my 7

Well-known member

• Nov 18, 2009

• #9

I had to call my mother and ask They had a gm infant seat for me BUT...umm, they couldn't get it installed good in the back of the thunderbird (I think 66 or 67, because the mustang was a 65? fastback) so they would wedge it in between the 2 front bucket seats They used to take me into restaurants and stuff and people would look at them funny for having a seat at all Oh, and there was also my brother they had to put in the car, and you really could only fit 4 people comfortably in it, and mom wanted to see me

Oh, and she told me not to tell you all about the wedging part

 

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cowgirlsmommy

New member

• Nov 18, 2009

• #10

classicseats said:

Oh, I found more, Hun!

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Share! I love seeing all this old stuff!

 

classicseats

Active member

• Nov 18, 2009

• #11

cowgirlsmommy said:

Share! I love seeing all this old stuff!

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I have some real world crash results. It's a bit harsh.

 

BookMama

Senior Community Member

• Nov 18, 2009

• #12

Very interesting article - thanks for sharing.

I find it very interesting - and disheartening - that some of the
information included in this article from 37 years ago is
information that we're still trying to get across to parents and
caregivers today. Sigh.

 

classicseats

Active member

• Dec 15, 2010

• #13

Here was my thread!

 

LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician

• Dec 15, 2010

• #14

Oh, I see I was quite pithy back in 2009.

 

lovemybabies924

New member

• Dec 16, 2010

• #15

i had no idea they tested the seats at all back then!