Looking for RF convertible crash test videos

TechnoGranola · Apr 2, 2008

I am looking for RF crash test videos of convertible seats. What I really want to see is a video of a NON-tethered seat, and I want to see the ENTIRE test, not have the video stop part way through the test. I've got 2 videos so far, and one is a RF seat that is tethered (I think it's a Britax) and then I have one of another RF convertible that the video seems to end prematurely. I am hoping to see the rebound of a convertible seat.

Does anyone have any they can link me to?

joolsplus3 · Apr 2, 2008

Here's one! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DFkUaz-_rA (um, ok, I know that's a bad example... that's a Nania that used to be on sale in the US, and that's the Austrian crash test of it, the belt was misrouted and it failed... I think that was mostly a failure of the manual and labels

). Ok, off to search more... I love a challenge!

TechnoGranola · Apr 2, 2008

Ya, there's no rebound in that one.

I'll try and dig up what I have so you know which ones I've already seen.

TechnoGranola · Apr 2, 2008

This is the one I've seen of a tethered convertible http://www.esnips.com/doc/f7c18149-9f4a-4e32-b0be-e366982367fc/swedish

I can't seem to locate the one I saw of the non-tether convertible. I am pretty sure it had a blue cover on it, patterned I think. And the seat was maybe a Century, a Cosco? One of the mainstream brands I believe.

TechnoGranola · Apr 5, 2008

Bump!

Mae · Apr 5, 2008

joolsplus3 said:
Here's one! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DFkUaz-_rA (um, ok, I know that's a bad example... that's a Nania that used to be on sale in the US, and that's the Austrian crash test of it, the belt was misrouted and it failed... I think that was mostly a failure of the manual and labels ). Ok, off to search more... I love a challenge!

I thought this was a video of the seatbelt mis-routed? It looks like its through the FF belt path, instead of the RF belt path... on the side, the video poster even put "What happens when you incorrectly anchor a baby's car seat? This video will show you."

Edit: Wait, I'm just an idiot. I now see that you even said it was misrouted and failed lol. I guess all I saw was that it was an Australian version...

TechnoGranola · Apr 7, 2008

Okay, I found the other video I had of the non-tethered convertible http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=K62Ea8Fs4ng&NR=1

BUT, it's not showing any rebound, so I don't know if the video is cut short, the crash test was at a low speed, or if what you see is accurate for a crash. If it's accurate, then doesn't the head excursion appear WAY better than the tethered seat video I linked to in post #4? The head in that video scares me, looks like it's almost pulled off the dummy near the end of the video. This video is making me reconsider RF tethering, which is why I really want to see more RF crash test of NON tethered seats.

TerisBoys · Apr 7, 2008

technogranola said:
Okay, I found the other video I had of the non-tethered convertible http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=K62Ea8Fs4ng&NR=1

BUT, it's not showing any rebound, so I don't know if the video is cut short, the crash test was at a low speed, or if what you see is accurate for a crash. If it's accurate, then doesn't the head excursion appear WAY better than the tethered seat video I linked to in post #4? The head in that video scares me, looks like it's almost pulled off the dummy near the end of the video. This video is making me reconsider RF tethering, which is why I really want to see more RF crash test of NON tethered seats.

That's a Britax Two Ways/Elite I think. Most likely it is tethered down to the bench it's on (hard to tell) and braced.

TechnoGranola · Apr 7, 2008

TerisBoys said:
That's a Britax Two Ways/Elite I think. Most likely it is tethered down to the bench it's on (hard to tell) and braced.

It's tethered? Really? I totally could not see a tether.

Bracing, yes! I do see that, the red bar. So, this to me means that having the seat in front close to the restraint for bracing is beneficial. Would I be correct in that assumption? It would lead me to believe that RF tethering AND bracing is WAY better on the head/neck than RF tethering with no bracing (i.e. lots of space between child restraint and seat in front). I have read an article on this before, so the videos demonstrating this are good additional info.

So, if this seat is tethered AND braced, it makes me feel a heck of a lot better. When I thought it was a non-tethered seat, it boggled my mind at how much better the crash looked than the tethered (and NON-braced seat).

TerisBoys · Apr 7, 2008

Watch the video full screen - down at the base of the seat (where it bends) you can see straps.

I'm guessing it's tethered straight down to the seat that it's on (no longer allowed by Britax) and the bracing keeps the seat from rotating down/forward too much.

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