snowbird25ca
Moderator - CPST Instructor
Ok, so I'll start this thread with the required info. We know that all seats sold have to meet the same minimum standards in order to be sold. We know that the safest seat is the one that fits your child, fits your vehicle, and will be used correctly every time.
That being said, if you own more than one brand of seat, do you have an "instinct" that one is safer than another? If you *knew* in advance that you were going to be in a collision, do you have a specific seat that you would just instinctively want to have in your vehicle?
I have quite a few different seats. And I definitely have a gut instinct as to what I'd choose if I knew that that trip was the one trip where I was going to crash. I trust my other seats and I know that they'd do fine as well. But somewhere inside I just feel that a specific one or two would offer even more protection than the others. Likewise I have some seats that I just can't bring myself to trust and wouldn't own due to this fact... and it's not because of results or numbers. Just a gut instinct.
So, anyone else have that sense?
(I'm purposefully not naming names so it doesn't seem like I'm trying to sway anybody to or away from a specific seat. I think this is a topic worth discussing though. And no, I wouldn't share my thoughts on this matter with parents at a seat check either.. when it comes to helping parents I try to keep personal opinions out of the equation unless it's warranted. )
That being said, if you own more than one brand of seat, do you have an "instinct" that one is safer than another? If you *knew* in advance that you were going to be in a collision, do you have a specific seat that you would just instinctively want to have in your vehicle?
I have quite a few different seats. And I definitely have a gut instinct as to what I'd choose if I knew that that trip was the one trip where I was going to crash. I trust my other seats and I know that they'd do fine as well. But somewhere inside I just feel that a specific one or two would offer even more protection than the others. Likewise I have some seats that I just can't bring myself to trust and wouldn't own due to this fact... and it's not because of results or numbers. Just a gut instinct.
So, anyone else have that sense?
(I'm purposefully not naming names so it doesn't seem like I'm trying to sway anybody to or away from a specific seat. I think this is a topic worth discussing though. And no, I wouldn't share my thoughts on this matter with parents at a seat check either.. when it comes to helping parents I try to keep personal opinions out of the equation unless it's warranted. )