Momof4Girls
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Another thread got me thinking...
If we have RF tethered seats because it is added safety.
If we have SIP protection for added safety.
If we have EPS foam for added safety.
then why is the following not true?
We have 3 seats, say, an EFTA (no RF tether, no SIP wings), a BLVD (RF tether, SIP wings), and a Signo (no RF tether, SIP wings). Assuming that the fit of the child in each seat is appropriate/comfortable/etc, and the seat is installed correctly, why are we not "allowed" to say that any one seat is a safer option than any other? Why would a BLVD not be safer than the others (given the criteria mentioned)? If the options on the seat are designed for added safety, why would a seat w/o those features be deemed "as safe as" the BLVD?
I understand that all seats have to meet minimum standards, but people don't come here looking for seats that meet the minimum standards...they come looking for the *safest* option that they can manage (whether financially, car-space wise, children's health issues/size issues/whatever). Shouldn't we be able to make it clear to them what the crash test data say on these seats?
Thoughts?
Raechel
If we have RF tethered seats because it is added safety.
If we have SIP protection for added safety.
If we have EPS foam for added safety.
then why is the following not true?
We have 3 seats, say, an EFTA (no RF tether, no SIP wings), a BLVD (RF tether, SIP wings), and a Signo (no RF tether, SIP wings). Assuming that the fit of the child in each seat is appropriate/comfortable/etc, and the seat is installed correctly, why are we not "allowed" to say that any one seat is a safer option than any other? Why would a BLVD not be safer than the others (given the criteria mentioned)? If the options on the seat are designed for added safety, why would a seat w/o those features be deemed "as safe as" the BLVD?
I understand that all seats have to meet minimum standards, but people don't come here looking for seats that meet the minimum standards...they come looking for the *safest* option that they can manage (whether financially, car-space wise, children's health issues/size issues/whatever). Shouldn't we be able to make it clear to them what the crash test data say on these seats?
Thoughts?
Raechel