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CHILD SAFETY CAR SEATS

U.S. government safety standards may be set too low as not all child safety seats may provide adequate protection in car crash tests! Reliable data on the types of child safety car seats possibly contributing to more injuries to the child if the car is in an accident is not easily uncovered so consumers may not know which seats have actually been associated with more injuries and deaths to children!

The type of child safety car seat that has an overhead shield or padded tray that pulls down over the child's head may possibly be the worst offenders because they may not protect against head injuries very well. To date, the 5-point harness child safety car seat seems to provide the overall best protection against head injuries as well as provide the best fit for the child.

On commercial passenger airlines the forward-facing child safety seats, harnesses and backless booster seats seem ineffective and some may even be dangerous. Only one type of child safety seat seems to perform as advertised on airliners and this is the small, rear-facing child safety seat for infants under 20 pounds in weight. For all the others combined you may possibly only be getting hope and a prayer!

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