Clek Foonf/Fllo vs. Diono Rainier

[Cnidaria]

I am really convinced that at least some "features" are really workarounds for deficits. Maybe the Pria doesn't need the FlexProtect or whatever (and it would be illogical to add it) because it doesn't have a steel frame.

Like, maybe you need the steel frame or bar to get to higher RFing weights, but that introduces changes to how the seat performs. So you have to compensate with some other design element. "Ooh, hey, let's call it XYZ and sell it as a feature!"

Purely speculation on my part.

But I find it fascinating and compelling that the Scenera didn't require any changes when it was introduced in Canada, whereas other seats required extra foam to be added, etc, to meet Canadian standards.

 

[moomoo536]

I am really convinced that at least some "features" are really workarounds for deficits. Maybe the Pria doesn't need the FlexProtect or whatever (and it would be illogical to add it) because it doesn't have a steel frame.

Like, maybe you need the steel frame or bar to get to higher RFing weights, but that introduces changes to how the seat performs. So you have to compensate with some other design element. "Ooh, hey, let's call it XYZ and sell it as a feature!"

Purely speculation on my part.

But I find it fascinating and compelling that the Scenera didn't require any changes when it was introduced in Canada, whereas other seats required extra foam to be added, etc, to meet Canadian standards.

Hm, that's an interesting theory. It does seem like those with higher rear-facing weight limits DO have a steel frame or stabilizing bars. I just wish car seat performance were a little more transparent to consumers. Just because they all pass minimum requirements does little to reassure me that the seat I may own is safe enough.

 

[jwilliams]

Just because they all pass minimum requirements does little to reassure me that the seat I may own is safe enough.

I feel like kids who are in age appropriate, properly installed/used restraints are safer right now than they ever have been, so I'm OK with those minimum requirements [emoji2]

 

[moomoo536]

I feel like kids who are in age appropriate, properly installed/used restraints are safer right now than they ever have been, so I'm OK with those minimum requirements [emoji2]

That's true. I know statistically speaking, accidents aren't THAT common, especially if you're looking at fatalities, but those crash videos certainly aren't helping me to feel relaxed about things.

 

[nataliem257]

Anytime I hear the "they are all just as safe because they all pass the same requirements" line, it makes me want to bang my head against a wall. Clearly, based on the link I posted earlier, some seats do perform better than others.
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I agree. just because they pass the same standards doesn't mean that all are created equal. I don't know about most people but I would much rather have the surgeon that aced medical school operate on me, than the one that slid by with a solid C+. all seats are very safe though and obsessing about every possible scenerio when there's no way to really know which ones are the "safest" won't accomplish anything but giving yourself gray hair.

 

[moomoo536]

I agree. just because they pass the same standards doesn't mean that all are created equal. I don't know about most people but I would much rather have the surgeon that aced medical school operate on me, than the one that slid by with a solid C+. all seats are very safe though and obsessing about every possible scenerio when there's no way to really know which ones are the "safest" won't accomplish anything but giving yourself gray hair.

True. I do think the proposed rule and the fleet test do help guide some of my decision-making though. I am fairly certain that our current seat, the RXT, would not pass the new side impact crash standards, which is why I am in the market for a new seat.