Anyone know anything about the new Britax click-n-safe Boulevard?

BookMama

Senior Community Member
Anybody know anything about the new Britax click-n-safe Boulevard? It supposedly helps parents know when the harness is tight enough.

I'd love to know more about how it works or even see pictures of it. :love:

Anyone?
 
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crunchierthanthou

New member
huh. retooled the advocate, maybe? that would address the rumor about wider headwings, as well. :shrug-shoulders:

ps, crazy that it got scrapped last fall and that site still lists it in stock.
 

Patriot201

Car-Seat.org Ambassador
That sure sounds like a revamped Advocate. :)



This is a stock photo from last year. I will delete it in a little bit since it is not my photo.
 
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joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician
Britax is so chintzy...they sent me a news release about it, but no pictures or link to a website or anything :rolleyes:
 

SafeDad

CPSDarren - Admin
Staff member
Now that the official news release has been issued, I hope to be able to say more very soon!
 

fyrfightermomma

New member
Wasn't this the same as the Advocate that never made it to its release?? Are they trying it again??

And is it just me...or is it kinda a waste of money. I mean...teach a parent correctly, they don't need little lights to tell them if the seat is tight or the straps are tight. Just seems like one more thing for parents to misuse. Common sense tells you to learn on your own.

And the ones who can actually afford this seat?? Probably the ones who are NOT misusing it. (unless they plan on it being cheaper than the $450 Advocate)

I do like the idea of the 6 year battery light though
 

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician
BRITAX INTRODUCES Boulevard® CS TO HELP PARENTS PREVENT MISUSE
— New harness tension indicator has easy to hear "click" to let parents know
harness straps are snug —

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 10, 2008 — Britax Child Safety Inc. has gone one
step further in enhancing the safety of child car seats. The Britax
Boulevard® CS introduces the Click & Safe™ snug harness indicator, a
solution to the leading misuse of child safety seats. The Boulevard CS with
Click & Safe gives an audible affirmation to moms and dads that baby is snug
by clicking when the harness straps are fastened. The tangle-free, five-point
harness seat accommodates children rear facing from five to 35 pounds and
forward-facing children from at least one-year-old and 20 pounds up to 65
pounds.
The Boulevard CS responds to statistics from The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration that found 59 percent of all harness straps to
be dangerously loose.
"Loose harness straps should be a critical safety concern for all parents,"
said Laura Jana, M.D., pediatrician, child passenger safety technician and
mother of three. "The harness straps serve the very important, and
ultimately life-saving purpose of keeping children properly positioned and
secured in their child safety seat. If these straps are not properly fastened or
are loose at the time of a crash, children run a greater risk of being
ineffectively restrained or even ejected from their seats – putting them at
much greater risk of injury."
It was with these concerns in mind that Britax developed the Boulevard
CS.
"The Click & Safe answers parents' biggest car seat fear – that they've
unsafely harnessed in their child," said Pankaj Amesar, advanced technology
program manager for Britax Child Safety Inc. "This audible parental aide helps
make traveling with a child less stressful while furthering Britax's mission to
advance child safety."
The Boulevard CS also features Britax's revolutionary True Side Impact
Protection™ with deep side walls and head support to provide advanced
protection in side impact collisions. One in four of all motor vehicle crashes
that involve children occur from the side, and these crashes result in a
significantly higher injury rate than front or rear crashes.
Britax's True Side Impact Protection offers design features that transfer
energy away from the child during a side impact collision: an energy-
absorbing foam liner over a stiff structure to distribute crash forces, side
walls that shield the child from intruding objects, deep head wings and sides
for head and body containment, and an adjustable head support to minimize
side-to-side head movement during a crash.
The Boulevard CS is as simple to use as it is safe. Its easy-turn knob
adjusts the headrest and harness height without having to remove the seat
from the vehicle. Premium push-button LATCH connectors allow for quick,
reliable installation. And with improved forward-facing weight capacity, the
Boulevard CS can accommodate children up to 65 pounds.
Unique features include Britax's patented Versa-Tether® for energy
management, rear- and forward-facing recline for child comfort, and a body
pillow for positioning.
The Boulevard CS is available exclusively at Babies R Us stores
nationwide in July 2008 and at specialty retailers in October 2008. Suggested
retail is valued at $329.99.
 

featherhead

Well-known member
Ok, that sounds like it just has the "double click" buckle. How on earth does that help parents know the harness is tight?
 

BookMama

Senior Community Member
Ok, that sounds like it just has the "double click" buckle. How on earth does that help parents know the harness is tight?

It sounds like Darren knows more about it, so I think it IS different than just the "double click" buckle.

Jools, thanks for posting that news release. I Googled it but couldn't find it anywhere!
 

LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician
I was looking at some European Britax seats online last week and one of them had some kind of harness-tightening indicator. I was curious about what it was--perhaps this? (It didn't look electronic.)

Thanks for the info, Darren.
 

tanyaandallie

Senior Community Member
Interesting. I know lots of parents who could benefit from something like this. Unfortunately I don't think any of them would fork over for the BV.
 

Sarah Tilton

CPST Instructor
The Britax Boulevard CS (Click & Safe) is a Boulevard as you know it now with a mechanical device that will provide an audible click when the harness system has been securely tightened around the child.

It is not the picture of the bezel below - that was the proposed Advocate at that time. The Boulevard CS does not have any electronics.

As stated in the press release:
The Boulevard CS is available exclusively at Babies R Us stores nationwide in July 2008 and at specialty retailers in October 2008. Suggested retail is valued at $329.99.

I will check first thing Monday morning to see what other information will available and when.

PLEASE be patient - production just started and will take a week or so before they get to retail.

Thank you
Sarah Tilton
Britax Child Safety, Inc.
 

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