Incorrect Booster Use: A True Safety Hazard - Automated Feed from the Official Car-Seat.Org Blog!

Admin · Apr 28, 2009

A quick show of hands–who thinks it’s easier to buckle a kid into a booster than it is to buckle a kid into a harnessed car seat? I think many parents think it’s easier to buckle a child into a booster and that’s why we see the early transition into boosters from harnessed seats. There [...]

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MomToEliEm · Apr 28, 2009

I have a question about the video in the blog. In the backless booster the boy is using, it appears that the shoulder belt on the buckle side is over the armrest instead of under it. Is this the way it is suppose to be on most booster seats? I always thought it needed to be under the armrest on the buckle side (except for a few seats which don't follow the norm).

Maedze · Apr 28, 2009

:yeahthat:

The second child doesn't correctly route the shoulder belt. The lap belt is under the guide but the shoulder belt comes over and behind it.

Kat_Momof3 · Apr 28, 2009

you know, I think they are right... it starts out over and it's hard to tell if it was corrected and that part edited out or what.

BookMama · Apr 28, 2009

No, I think it's correct. If you look closely as he's tightening the belt, you can see that the shoulder portion of the belt is pulling up against the booster arm. I think what others are seeing is a trick of the lighting/shadows.

Evolily · Apr 28, 2009

It looks correct to me too, the webbing and the shell blend together somewhat and make it hard to see, but when you watch the large screen version you can see it.

Jennifer mom to my 7 · Apr 28, 2009

CelticLabyrinth said:
It looks correct to me too, the webbing and the shell blend together somewhat and make it hard to see, but when you watch the large screen version you can see it.

:yeahthat:
I had thought that it might be wrong also, but bigscreen shows that it has to be right. And, isn't that Heather's voice?

MomToEliEm · Apr 28, 2009

After looking at it in full view, it does now look correct. The lighting on the armrest made it hard to tell if it was over or under, but when viewed large, I could see that the strap was under the armrest now.

Kat_Momof3 · Apr 29, 2009

I'll try watching it in full view... I bet it was the lighting now that people have said they think it is correct.

Victorious4 · Apr 29, 2009

:thanx!: A kid I love is safer now thanks to this!

Kat_Momof3 · Apr 30, 2009

YAY!!

and I was right... when I watched it in fullscreen view, it was clear it was a lighting thing... the shoulderbelt was under the armrest from the start.

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