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We are going to Norway this Christmas to visit family, and we're wanting to get a couple of car seats to use there and then take back with us to Australia(yes, I know it's illegal).
Hi Niniel, and welcome to Car-Seat.Org! I sincerely apologize that this thread went somewhat off-topic. Many of us are very passionate about carseats and sometimes conversations go astray;-) I hope you will stay with us and please don't feel afraid to ask if you have any additional questions.
I know. US cars are incredibly advanced and totally superior. The Italians, Germans, Swedes, Japanese, actually the whole world, just dream about ever reaching such an astonishing level of perfection. And lets not forget about the unbelievable safety displayed by GM and the amazing overall reliability of brands such as Chrysler, Buick, Chevrolet, Dodge, Pontiac, Geo, Saturn and Oldsmobile. Perhaps one day other brands and countries can catch up.
"Advanced" airbag technology is pretty much universal in all automobiles sold today in the USA not only by GM, Chrysler/Fiat and Ford, but BMW, Toyota, Mercedes, Honda, Volvo, VW and other manufacturers from various countries. You may wish to read about them here:
http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shoppers/Air+Bags/Advanced+Frontal+Air+Bags
Most importantly, as mentioned above, it means "Advanced" relative to early frontal airbag systems that deployed with full force regardless of other conditions. These caused a lot of unnecessary deaths in the USA, especially to small adults, children and babies in rear-facing carseats. As LISMama810 said, it does not mean "Advanced" relative to vehicles in other countries.
I don't believe anyone said that US cars are superior in this regard, other than you. I would appreciate it if this thread can be kept on topic for the original poster who is interested in Norway and Australia. I'm not sure why you brought up American cars and airbags in the first place, other than possibly to derail this thread with facetious rhetoric.