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Oct 1, 2008 5:42 am US/Pacific
Study: Many Boosters Seats Not Protecting Children
ARLINGTON, Va. (CBS13) ―
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Think your child is protected by their booster seat in your car?
Maybe not. Booster seats are designed to elevate kids so safety belts designed for adults are in the right position during a crash.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute say 13 seats don't put children in the best position to be protected in a crash.
One manufacturer on that list, Evenflo, says it conducts extensive tests of the seats and says the study was "misleading."
Other child seat manufacturers say their products meet and exceed federal regulations.
It was the first time the Insurance Institute issued evaluations for booster seats and includes
photos of how a proper booster seat should fit and what is not recommended.
Booster seat evaluations
Not Recommended
- Safety Angel Ride Ryte backless
- Cosco/Dorel (Eddie Bauer) Summit
- Graco CarGo Zephyr
- Evenflo Big Kid Confidence
- Cosco/Dorel Traveler
- Compass B505
- Compass B510
- Evenflo Generations
- Dorel/Safety 1st (Eddie Bauer) Prospect
- Cosco Highback Booster
- Cosco/Dorel Alpha Omega
- Evenflo Chase Comfort Touch
- Safety 1st/Dorel Intera
Best Bets
- Graco TurboBooster backless with clip
- Fisher-Price Safe Voyage backless with clip
- Combi Kobuk backless with clip
- Fisher-Price Safe Voyage
- Britax Parkway
- LaRoche Bros. Teddy Bear
- Safeguard Go backless with clip
- Volvo booster cushion
- Recaro Young Style
- Britax Monarch
Good Bets
- Graco TurboBooster
- Safety Angel Ride Ryte
- Recaro Young Sport
- Combi Kobuk
- Safety 1st/Dorel Apex 65
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