swtgi1982
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When I went to a car seat check last Saturday near my home, My kids car seats were safer when I arrived then when I left! A friend of mine does car seat checks and she is the one who normally does mine for me, but was too busy lately, so I ventured out there.
My son, who was RF in a convertible seat was left with the top tether dangling, which is not safe in an accident it is suppose to be attached to the seat when not in use! Also his seat moved like 4 inches side to side and rocked bad when pushed from side to side.
Now with my daughter who is 3 and in FF 5point harness. (She is still under 35 lbs I wish she could still be RF, but is to tall.) Same story her seat was so loose when pushed side to side it moved almost 3 inches. And the top tether was so loose it mine as well not have been used at all.
I so happened to run into my friend who does the checks (that I mentioned earlier, at a party I went to that afternoon) She came out to my car after I told of my morning experience out there! She was appalled. She said that the kids were in no way safe when they left that place. She said that the seats both moved over two inches which is the guideline, they should not move move then that (it should be less then two inches) Also since my sons tether was loose, she was severely ticked. If we had been in an accident that could have swung around and impaled his head causing severe brain damage or worse, even death!
I guess my point of the whole rant is be cautious when you go to car seat checks, know your stuff and be informed, since apparently all checkers do not know what they are doing!
Also I wish to know why if Rear facing is safe (which I know it is!) then why can you not find in this country seats that go to higher weight limits / height limits rear facing??? I mean in Europe they rear face until like 4 or 5! They make seats for them to accommodate. Many of the manufactures also make American seats, thus why can they not bring them to our market??? I know you can buy them online, but they are not legal for use in the USA.
My son, who was RF in a convertible seat was left with the top tether dangling, which is not safe in an accident it is suppose to be attached to the seat when not in use! Also his seat moved like 4 inches side to side and rocked bad when pushed from side to side.
Now with my daughter who is 3 and in FF 5point harness. (She is still under 35 lbs I wish she could still be RF, but is to tall.) Same story her seat was so loose when pushed side to side it moved almost 3 inches. And the top tether was so loose it mine as well not have been used at all.
I so happened to run into my friend who does the checks (that I mentioned earlier, at a party I went to that afternoon) She came out to my car after I told of my morning experience out there! She was appalled. She said that the kids were in no way safe when they left that place. She said that the seats both moved over two inches which is the guideline, they should not move move then that (it should be less then two inches) Also since my sons tether was loose, she was severely ticked. If we had been in an accident that could have swung around and impaled his head causing severe brain damage or worse, even death!
I guess my point of the whole rant is be cautious when you go to car seat checks, know your stuff and be informed, since apparently all checkers do not know what they are doing!
Also I wish to know why if Rear facing is safe (which I know it is!) then why can you not find in this country seats that go to higher weight limits / height limits rear facing??? I mean in Europe they rear face until like 4 or 5! They make seats for them to accommodate. Many of the manufactures also make American seats, thus why can they not bring them to our market??? I know you can buy them online, but they are not legal for use in the USA.
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