NHTSA seeks new SIP regulations for child restaints

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D&L's-mommy

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• Jan 22, 2014

• #1

DH sent me this article, thought you guys might find it interesting http://news.msn.com/us/new-rules-sought-to-make-child-car-seats-safer

 

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Keeyamah

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• Jan 22, 2014

• #2

Saw that today too, at least now we'll be able to say there are standards, but I doubt we'll know actual "ratings" anymore than we do now.

 

happiness-and-balance

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• Jan 22, 2014

• #3

Good to see steps toward higher levels of protection!

 

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YinzerMama

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• Jan 22, 2014

• #4

Wow. Interesting.

 

julia94115

Active member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #5

Here's another article along those same lines-

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/22/us/car-seats-crash-tests/index.html?hpt=us_c2

 

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YinzerMama

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• Jan 23, 2014

• #6

Is anyone else wondering how the radian is going to fare? I know I am. I know SK/Diono has always said it was tested and had side impact protection but I wonder...

 

lourdes

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• Jan 23, 2014

• #7

Will it be retroactive????

 

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bpirof

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• Jan 23, 2014

• #8

YinzerMama said:

Is anyone else wondering how the radian is going to fare? I know I am. I know SK/Diono has always said it was tested and had side impact protection but I wonder...

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That's what I'm wondering as well... I don't see it faring well

 

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gigi

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• Jan 23, 2014

• #9

I'm guessing it would be "discontinued" shortly before this regulation went into effect.

 

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bpirof

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• Jan 23, 2014

• #10

The article I read said that manufacturers have 3 years to comply and pass tests.... I don't think it would be retroactive but who knows

 

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YinzerMama

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• Jan 23, 2014

• #11

Loving my nextfit right now lol

(I know we don't KNOW anything right now but I just feel like he seems so safe in his egg...)

 

Brianna

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• Jan 23, 2014

• #12

This sounds good, but only for "The agency estimates the standards will prevent the deaths of about five children and injuries to 64 others each year" less than 70 kids a year this should help. Yet at the same time they're making it more difficult for parents to install seats correctly, with the new confusing LATCH limits? I would think seats being installed incorrectly would affect a lot more than 70 kids a year. It would be really nice if they could focus on proper installation & use!

 

tiggercat

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• Jan 23, 2014

• #13

Brianna said:

This sounds good, but only for "The agency estimates the standards will prevent the deaths of about five children and injuries to 64 others each year" less than 70 kids a year this should help. Yet at the same time they're making it more difficult for parents to install seats correctly, with the new confusing LATCH limits? I would think seats being installed incorrectly would affect a lot more than 70 kids a year. It would be really nice if they could focus on proper installation & use!

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Or maybe making top tethering manditory? Bet that would save a lot more than 5ish kids a year.

 

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YinzerMama

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• Jan 23, 2014

• #14

:yeahthat::yeahthat:

Both very good points and would be good areas to focus on.

 

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nannykates

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• Jan 23, 2014

• #15

I hope this doesn't get rid of anything that fits 3 across!

 

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YinzerMama

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• Jan 24, 2014

• #16

Well the new dionos should still work 3 across I'd think, they're just deeper so there would be ess contact between siblings. You could kind of compartmentalize the children.

 

Admin

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• Jan 24, 2014

• #17

http://carseatblog.com/26088/nhtsas...tandard-the-good-the-bad-and-the-interesting/

 

safeinthecar

Moderator - CPS Technician

• Jan 24, 2014

• #18

Brianna said:

This sounds good, but only for "The agency estimates the standards will prevent the deaths of about five children and injuries to 64 others each year" less than 70 kids a year this should help. Yet at the same time they're making it more difficult for parents to install seats correctly, with the new confusing LATCH limits? I would think seats being installed incorrectly would affect a lot more than 70 kids a year. It would be really nice if they could focus on proper installation & use!

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This is really only the tip of the iceberg for injury numbers. Injury statistics only look at initial reports. This estimate doesn't take into accountn the prevention of serious injuries that manifest later.

Two examples...my BIL was in a crash a little over a year ago. For the first several weeks his pain was attributed to soft tissue injury, strains, and sprains. It was almost 10 months before it was apparent that he has serious spinal column injuries that may disable him for life.

NOT CRASH RELATED ok this was actually a crash, but not a car crash.
When I was 11, the gas pedal on my dad's jetboat came unscrewed as he was spraying the beach as a prank. Jet boats require propulsion to turn. I was standing in shallow water directly in his path. I dropped down under water as best I could, but the boat still ran up my shoulder. At 25, I started having upper back pain and went to a chiro. The chiro was confused and asked if I'd ever taken a hard fall where I'd rolled up off that shoulder and even pinpointed the injury to shortly before puberty. The boat incident was the only explanation.