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In side crashes, however, children in FFCSs were much more likely to be injured (OR = 5.53, 95% CI 3.74 to 8.18).
Remember, too, that most real-life side-impacts involve frontal motion, too. (A car moving forward through an intersection, then getting t-boned.)
I gotta ask.. What happens to rfing kids in a rear impact crash?
Pretty sure these answers are in the links I posted yesterday, but I guess that wasn't the question you were asking then
Here's the link again, it's got all the studies you need... http://carseatblog.com/5168/why-rear-facing-is-better-your-rf-link-guide/
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