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T4K

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I just played. It's cute and not overly preachy. It suggests rearfacing until at least 2. But it doesn't say anything about "to the limits" or I just didn't see it.
 

LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician
Yeah, I just played. It does use "to the limits" but uses 2 as the max, ala AAP.

It said my 2-year-old should be FF. A 4-year-old should be in a booster if 40 lbs. I plugged in 36 lbs and it said FF seat. For a 9-year-old it recommended seat belt, but did go over the 5-step test.

In the facts about car seats, it did talk about not using a used seat. There were only, like, four tips though.

And one was that NHTSA doesn't recommend replacement after a minor crash. No mention of reading your manual.

To find an inspection station, it just links to NHTSA's site, which is a PITA to use on a regular computer, let alone a phone.
 

BabyKaykes

New member
I was trying to get it to recommend RF after 2yo...took awhile. I had to plug in an under 30lb 3yo.

It suggests consulting a physician (shudder) for ANY special needs child.

All kids over 40lb and 4yo should be boostered, which I guess I don't totally have a problem with. I'd love for people I know IRL to get to 4 and 40 before boostering.

Not a bad app, though. I'm sure techs change often enough that they don't want to keep track of it themselves.
 

LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician
Pixels said:
Does it suggest specific models, or just type of seat?

Not models, just types.

I wish they had built in a decent search feature to find a tech. The all itself wouldn't need to keep the list, just the search ability.
 

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