Just doing some reading for fun...
Parents Magazine (September 2012) has a carseat quiz and lots of info. Page 84...
After getting done telling you in the center seat, kids were 43% less likely to be injured in a crash (which is awesome!), they say to always use Latch b/c you can generally get a "tighter install" that way (noting that some cars don't have center latch, of course, but probably not driving the message home because it often SEEMS that there is center latch). Then the same Dr. recommends using Latch even if it means placing kids outboard. And no mention of weight limits.
I do get great installs with Latch on some seats, but I would never put a seat anywhere other than center unless I had a really good reason. No Latch isn't one of them. They are saying to use Latch no matter what, it sounds like.
Parents Magazine (September 2012) has a carseat quiz and lots of info. Page 84...
After getting done telling you in the center seat, kids were 43% less likely to be injured in a crash (which is awesome!), they say to always use Latch b/c you can generally get a "tighter install" that way (noting that some cars don't have center latch, of course, but probably not driving the message home because it often SEEMS that there is center latch). Then the same Dr. recommends using Latch even if it means placing kids outboard. And no mention of weight limits.
I do get great installs with Latch on some seats, but I would never put a seat anywhere other than center unless I had a really good reason. No Latch isn't one of them. They are saying to use Latch no matter what, it sounds like.
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