Great article on convertibles offering more head protection

joolsplus3 · Dec 9, 2015

http://www.consumerreports.org/conv...convertible-car-seat-sooner-rather-than-later
"While 53 percent of infant seats demonstrated head contact with the simulated front seatback, 96 percent of rear-facing convertibles prevented it."

It's nice to see Consumer Reports giving us a better reality check on just how much kids actually ramp up and out of seats.

Brianna · Dec 9, 2015

I see no mention of whether the dummies fit within the infant seat's height restrictions. Are we talking about seats that had less than 1" of shell above the head?

joolsplus3 · Dec 9, 2015

They say that's the 12 month dummy, which is 29". The height limit on the seat they show, Graco Snugride 40, is 35". Wish they'd show pre-crash, but I also ASSume that the dummy fits well within the stated guidelines (one inch from top of headrest fully extended, I think?)