Car seat info on Transport Canada website

I realized this morning that there are two versions of the car seat safety information on the Transport Canada website.

This is the version I was familiar with (which is found by navigating through links from the home page starting with "modes of transportation":
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/safedrivers/childsafety/car/index.htm

And, as far as I can tell, this is a newer version (found using the "A-Z index"):
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/tp/tp13511/menu.htm

I think the older one probably did need some updating, but it is way better than the newer one, which I think is pretty bad. I find it hard to believe that the conscientious people we know work with car seats at TC had anything to do with this new publication.

I'm not sure what the point of my post is other than maybe to find out if I am right that what looks like a newer publication in fact is, and whether the older one is going to disappear soon. I guess it is also good for people to know that both versions are there so you can send people who might be interested a direct link to the better information instead of just to the site to find it themselves.

If I'm way out of whack on my info here, please straighten me out... maybe they have both always been there and I never noticed?

copying some posts from the other thread:

mommycat said:

TC info on carseat stages:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/safedrivers/childsafety/car/index.htm

The link at the bottom of the page gives you a printable brochure:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/safedrivers/childsafety/car/cartime/pdf/tp14337e_2006.pdf

Also:

Information Notice on Carseat expiry with chart of individual manufacturers' seat life spans:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/safedrivers/childsafety/notices/2007c10/menu.htm

Crossborder shopping is not the best deal:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/safedrivers/childsafety/notices/2007c09/menu.htm

Third party after-market products:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/safedrivers/childsafety/notices/d200401/menu.htm

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sparkyd said:

OK, that is really weird. That was the link I was looking for last night at home, but what I found was a different version and it was pretty lousy. This was what I found using the "A-Z index":
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/tp/tp13511/menu.htm

I think this latter version is newer and I fear that the older but better version above will soon disappear. The new one (if I'm right about that) is really quite bad.

I think I might post about this in another thread because I don't want to hijack this one...

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mommycat said:

It does look like your link has a newer date.

I find my links by going to the main TC website and then following links for:
road transportation
road and motor vehicle safety
safe drivers and passengers
child safety

The A-Z index also has a link to this page. Under C, follow "Child safety in the car" as opposed to "Car Time 1-2-3-4".

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mommycat said:

Both the 1-2-3-4 Brochure pdf and the "car time stage 1" brochure have a date of March 2006. I am not sure that the 1-2-3-4 is supposed to replace the other info? Maybe it's just a shorter, brighter version for those who are put off by all the (very useful) text on the car time pages? Does anyone know what the deal is with all this??

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