EmmaCPST
CPST Instructor
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Bolding is mine, and what I have a question about.
I've always been taught that the "artificial hips" function of a booster actually does take some force in a crash, thus absorbing force that the child's pre-pubescent pelvis doesn't have to.
Bolding is mine, and what I have a question about.
Did you know that one of the best backless boosters (and THE BEST for carpool, 3-across, and travel) is now even better? The BubbleBum booster is now available in black!
For those who might have qualms about using an inflatable seat, here are a few facts to understand:
1. Boosters are positioning devices - their job is to make sure the seat belt starts AND stays on the proper part of the child's body. Boosters do not take any of the forces of a crash. Boosters don't restrain the child - the seat belt does 100% of the restraining. (This is very different from car seats with 5 point harnesses - as car seats ARE the restraint and DO take the forces of a crash - which is why car seats must be tightly installed)
2. The Bubble Bum's inflatable part is made of life-raft material (i.e. very strong) and has an inner memory foam core with 3 air chambers.
3. The inflatable part is SEPARATE from the structural part. The cover contains a web of seat belt material that provides structural support - and it is on this webbing structure that the red metal belt guides are attached.
4. The Bubble Bum passed all US and European crash tests in the inflated AND deflated state (so should the worst case scenario happen and it deflates, it will still work). But please, use it only in the inflated state.
I've always been taught that the "artificial hips" function of a booster actually does take some force in a crash, thus absorbing force that the child's pre-pubescent pelvis doesn't have to.