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The fact that a company "side impact tests" their seats doesn't mean that the seat necessarily provides great or even good side impact protection. There is no SIP testing standard, and these companies are not releasing their testing data. They could be testing simply to verify that the seat doesn't crumble on impact, not to ensure that fewer deaths or head injuries are likely.
not necessarily true. there is a side impact standard, just not in the US. the EU does have one, and it is part of the new ECE R44/03 standard. i don't know the specifics, but i know it exists. i believe that all recaros, including the new ones introduced this year, comply with both the US FMVSS 213 as well as ECE R44/03. i don't which european countries require their seats to comply to that standard, but i know the UK does.
However the standard does not exist here and we have no way of knowing if *all* of these companies are conforming to that same standard... so it doesn't really help with comparing the booster seats *here*.
i never implied that all companies comply to that standard. i was just pointing out that there *are* standards out there, so if you can find a seat that complies with a particular standard of interest, then great!
I guess I misunderstood you (since the op was looking for ways to compare SIP boosters). Thanks for clarifying.
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