http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/n...fantseats.html

It says some were tested at 70 mph not 35 mph! I think i'd still probably go with 1 of the 2 that paseed the 70 mph test for my new additon due in June!

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Personally, I think all these tests should indeed be tested at 65-70 mph anyway. Don't know about you, but I rarely drive 30, and when I do, I am in a neighborhood where I'm especially vigilant about kids and careless people backing out of driveways anyway.

What disturbed me about the article in Consumer Reports, which I have a subscription to, was a person from an organization that oversees safety of these seats. He stated that most of the problems were caused by parental installation error. Well, if they would standardize these seats better, and make the install less difficult, this would not be a problem. The LATCH system was a good idea with poor, poor follow-thru. Why put the LATCH in places other than the center position, which is the safest position? Why are many concealed and inaccessible within the seats? Why do so many fail? Why is it even possible to install a car seat improperly? Many of our local fire stations refuse to do the safety check now due to liability issues. Our car seat, a pricey Britax Marathon, constantly moved, no matter what we and the "professionals" did when it was in the rear-facing position. We need much tighter controls and better people in the authority positions than the dolt mentioned above who blames the parents. Sounds like a sweetheart deal between the authorities and the manufacturers. I realize cooperation is needed, but pandering is not. OK. Off my soapbox!

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Boy, isn't that the truth? One of the hardest things my dh and I have ever done as parents is try to install a carseat. My dh was actually sitting on the thing and yanking the seatbelt trying to get it tight enough and it STILL slid around a little. To this day, I have no idea if my dh and I ever properly installed any of my dd's various carseats. Thanks goodness we're done with that phase of dd's life.

I saw this on the news a little while back, and I was really surprised. My SIL had the Evenflo Discovery (which I think even looks cheaply made) and replaced it the next day. I have the Graco Snugride, and i was relieved. I cant believe seats were tested at 35 mph and they thought that was sufficient.

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