Car booster seats make gains in insurance testing
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Associated Press
Story Created:
Sep 8, 2010 at 11:49 AM EST
Story Updated:
Sep 8, 2010 at 11:49 AM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) - A review by the insurance industry suggests
car booster seats are getting better at ensuring a proper fit for children in the back seat.
Booster seats are used by children between the ages of 4 and 8 and elevate kids so seat belts fit them better.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has given its top marks to 21 of 72 booster seats it evaluated for properly restraining children, or about 30 percent.
Last year it awarded its "best bet" citation to only nine of the 60 seats it reviewed. Eight of the seats in the latest review were not recommended.
A 2009 study by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia found that children ages 4 to 8 who ride in booster seats in the back seat are 45 percent less likely to sustain injuries in crashes than children wearing only seat belts.
The seats were evaluated based on how well the booster seat position children to fit in their seat belts in the back seat.
BEST BET
Britax Frontier 85 (combination highback)
Chicco Keyfit Strada (dual highback)
Clek Oobr (dual highback)
Cosco Juvenile Pronto (dual highback)
Cybex Solution X-Fix (highback)
Eddie Bauer Auto Booster (dual highback)
Evenflo Big Kid Amp (backless)
Evenflo Maestro (combination highback)
Graco TurboBooster Crawford (dual highback)
Harmony Baby Armor (dual highback)
Harmony Dreamtime (dual backless)
Harmony Dreamtime (dual highback)
Harmony Secure Comfort Deluxe (backless)
Harmony Youth Booster Seat (backless)
Maxi-Cosi Rodi XR (dual highback)
Recaro ProBOOSTER (highback)
Recaro ProSPORT (combination highback)
Recaro Vivo (highback)
Recaro Young Sport (combination highback)
Safety 1st Boost Air Protect (dual highback)
The First Years Pathway B570 (highback)
GOOD BET
Britax Parkway SG (dual highback)
Combi Kobuk Air Thru (dual backless)
Combi Kobuk Air Thru (dual highback)
Evenflo Symphony 65 (3-in-1 highback)
Graco TurboBooster Sachi (dual highback)
Graco TurboBooster Wander (dual highback)
Maxi-Cosi Rodi (dual highback)
BOOSTERS THAT MIGHT WORK FOR SOME KIDS IN SOME CARS
Britax Parkway SG (dual backless)
Chicco Keyfit Strada (dual backless)
Clek Olli (backless)
Clek Oobr (dual backless)
Clek Ozzi (backless)
Cosco Ambassador (backless)
Cosco Highback Booster (combination highback)
Cosco Juvenile Pronto (dual backless)
Eddie Bauer Auto Booster (dual backless)
Evenflo Big Kid LX (dual backless)
Evenflo Big Kid LX (dual highback)
Evenflo Big Kid No Back Booster (backless)
Graco Nautilus Elite Monti (combination backless)
Graco Nautilus Elite Monti (combination highback)
Graco Nautilus Matrix (dual backless)
Graco Nautilus Matrix (dual highback)
Graco No Back TurboBooster Cameo (backless)
Graco TurboBooster Baker (backless)
Graco TurboBooster Crawford (dual backless)
Graco TurboBooster Sachi (dual backless)
Graco TurboBooster Wander (dual backless)
Maxi-Cosi Rodi (dual backless)
Maxi-Cosi Rodi XR (dual backless)
Safeguard Go Hybrid (combination backless)
Safety 1st Boost Air Protect (dual backless)
Safety 1st Summit (highback)
Safety 1st Vantage (highback)
Safety 1st Ventura (highback)
Sunshine Kids Monterey (dual backless)
Sunshine Kids Monterey (dual highback)
The First Years Compass B505 (highback)
The First Years Compass B510 (highback)
The First Years Compass B530 (highback)
The First Years Compass B540 (highback)
Volvo Booster (dual backless)
Volvo Booster (dual highback)
NOT RECOMMENDED
Eddie Bauer Deluxe (combination highback)
Eddie Bauer Deluxe 3-in-1 (highback)
Evenflo Express (combination highback)
Evenflo Generations 65 (combination highback)
Evenflo Sightseer (highback)
Harmony Baby Armor (dual backless)
Safety 1st All-in-One (3-in-1 highback)
Safety 1st Alpha Omega Elite (3-in-1 highback)
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