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When someone quotes the Freakonomics response to Car Seats. The basic premise is that, when you look at the statistics, a child properly restrained in a seat belt (over age 2) is just as safe as a child properly restrained in a car seat (over age 2).
Good point about the booster of her 6 yo.
I think she is pointing to the facts about crash fatalities. She said that since the kids are real kids and kids in car seats die in about 10% of reported crashes and kids using seat belts die in about 10% of reported crashes, that they are the same. It did give me something to think about. I just like that in a harness my child is positioned correctly near to 100% of the time. But I see her point and even mentioned that, technically, my child would have been just as safe in a seat belt from age 2 on ward because I've never been in an accident, the problem is that I'm not willing to risk it if we DO get in an accident. But she also make me think about boosters differently and I might just be more okay with boosters now.
The other thing I would bring up is that fatalities is not the only issue. Even if the number of deaths is similar, the number and severity of INJURIES is likely very different. A smaller child in a booster, with immature bone structure, unable to sit still and at risk for submarining etc, will likely come out of a crash with abdominal and other injuries that a harnessed child is more likely to avoid. (I don't have stats to quote but I'm convinced someone does and that is a factor to consider.)
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