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post #31 of 33
I don't think boosters should be illegal or that they are any more dangerous than any other carseat or plain seatbelt WHEN used properly. We all do what we can to make sure our children are safe and follow the law and our common sense to do that. We have no control over equipment malfunctions and, in my opinion, as sad as it may be for those that have lost a child, when God decides to take them then nothing we do is going to stop him.

The clip of the booster seat accident in this video is shown when the seatbelt didn't malfunction but wasn't being used properly. Would the same thing happen if the seatbelt was being used properly and the seatbelt didn't malfunction?

All I can do is be vigilant about making sure my six-year-old who is in a booster with a seatbelt is using it properly at all times and pray that nothing ever happens to any of us while on the road.
post #32 of 33
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I think the point is that a 5 point harness usually has a tether and that is the safest devise. Boosters don't come with tethers .. I'm not sure about this .. but I think that is the safest part of the 5 point harness. Not that adults should wear a 5 point harness.

And if your 5 point harness does not fit your child under 80 pounds .. you need a larger one .. IF that is what you want your child wearing.

And as far as the smaller cars not holding more than one car seat .. my back seat is small and it holds the 5 point harness seats just fine .. as a matter of fact, it has 3 tether points in the back seat for each seat .. you just need to shop around for the correct seat.
post #33 of 33

Re: How long does a child need to be in a car seat?!

Sad story. Here I'm not sure of the law but we use the 5 point harnesses.
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