Parents (only?) - Car Seats

ste_bla · 2 Dec 2007 at 13:53

Skywalker said:
You want me to get my tape measure out

Which bit buddy ?

Just the base/widest bit

Skywalker · 2 Dec 2007 at 14:01

ste_bla said:
Just the base/widest bit

So today you have cost me £120 and made me get my tape measure out and work on a sunday

I suppose atleast I dont have to buy 2 seats

The girl in toys r us brought one out to the car to show me it in the car aswell for measurements to see if we could still get someone in the middle

48cm widest bit on base :cool:

ste_bla · 2 Dec 2007 at 14:03

Skywalker said:
So today you have cost me £120 and made me get my tape measure out and work on a sunday

I suppose atleast I dont have to buy 2 seats

The girl in toys r us brought one out to the car to show me it in the car aswell for measurements to see if we could still get someone in the middle

48cm widest bit on base

Cheers dude, sorry about costing you money

better to be safe than sorry!

Skywalker · 2 Dec 2007 at 14:06

ste_bla said:
Cheers dude, sorry about costing you money better to be safe than sorry!

so true , is a good seat in all fairness and you cant put a price on there safety

is the seat what your after ? we only went for this one as its the only one we could find with side bits and a built in harness as thats whats needed for beth for many reasons

ste_bla · 2 Dec 2007 at 14:10

Skywalker said:
so true , is a good seat in all fairness and you cant put a price on there safety

is the seat what your after ? we only went for this one as its the only one we could find with side bits and a built in harness as thats whats needed for beth for many reasons

Well were getting the next one up i think its the same name but only does 2 and 3 not 1 and so just doesnt have the built in straps and is about half the price iirc but should be same width as basically its the same looking at it

Skywalker · 2 Dec 2007 at 14:15

ste_bla said:
Well were getting the next one up i think its the same name but only does 2 and 3 not 1 and so just doesnt have the built in straps and is about half the price iirc but should be same width as basically its the same looking at it

Good stuff , Glad I could be of some help

JodieO · 2 Dec 2007 at 17:37

What I said in regards to safety still stands, the booster seats aren't good enough and children should be in high backed ones for the most safety. I'm not being over the top about it as nothing is more important than my children's safety. I'd rather protect their heads from being smashed in should we have a side impact accident as well as raise them up so their bodies are protected.

Each to their own but safety is the most important aspect, boosters shouldn't even be legal as they just don't do enough.

[TW]Fox · 2 Dec 2007 at 20:30

JodieG said:
Each to their own but safety is the most important aspect, boosters shouldn't even be legal as they just don't do enough.

Booster seats are not a side impact aid. It's as simple as that.

Please explain how a child in a booster seat is at greater risk than a 15 year old sitting normally.

Fr0dders · 2 Dec 2007 at 20:40

You can now only buy 2 types of car seats apart from baby carriers

you can buy Group 1 carseats, which are for 20 - 40lbs and as has been said elsewhere, they're "up to 4 years"

The only other type of seat you can buy apart from a simple cheap booster cushion, is a group 2/3 seat. This goes up to 11 years and is also known as a Highback / Booster. With the booster being designed to take them up to 11. This type of seat features side impact protection for childrens head.

Jodie is saying (quite rightly) that this type of Group 2/3 Car seat is much safer than plan booster cushion for 4 year olds, due to the aforementioned simpe imptact protection. The highback part is removable, and is removed to turn it into a group 3 carseat aka a £10 booster cushion.

Skywalker · 2 Dec 2007 at 20:58

[TW]Fox;10608205 said:
Booster seats are not a side impact aid. It's as simple as that.

Please explain how a child in a booster seat is at greater risk than a 15 year old sitting normally.

I think its more to do with the age factor involved maybe

ste_bla · 2 Dec 2007 at 21:06

I now hate car seats and children its seems there is only a few cars you can fit 3 into at once with 2 adults

All they do is cost money

LeperousDust · 2 Dec 2007 at 21:10

Why dont all cars have these side impact bucket-esque style seats for everyone if theyre this proven btw? Because as an adult sitting in a seat i'm more at risk from side impact as well i guess??

Skywalker · 2 Dec 2007 at 21:14

LeperousDust said:
Why dont all cars have these side impact bucket-esque style seats for everyone if theyre this proven btw? Because as an adult sitting in a seat i'm more at risk from side impact as well i guess??

Lightly push a 3 year old child and they will tumble, do the same to a 14 year old and the difference says it all surley , as much as i dont like writting it but a 3 years old neck will snap a lot easier than a 14 year old

Might be totally wrong but the main thing fact is that parents will always be more pretective over smaller childeren

Gilly · 2 Dec 2007 at 23:14

JodieG said:
Each to their own but safety is the most important aspect, boosters shouldn't even be legal as they just don't do enough.

That, to me, is like saying seat belts shouldn't be legal because they don't provide side impact protection.

Skywalker said:
Lightly push a 3 year old child and they will tumble, do the same to a 14 year old and the difference says it all surley , as much as i dont like writting it but a 3 years old neck will snap a lot easier than a 14 year old

Might be totally wrong but the main thing fact is that parents will always be more pretective over smaller childeren

Car manufacturers are these days going all-out to ensure their cars are the safest on the road. Why do we not have cars that have built-in high-backed chairs if they're so much more safe?

LeperousDust · 2 Dec 2007 at 23:29

Gilly said:
Car manufacturers are these days going all-out to ensure their cars are the safest on the road. Why do we not have cars that have built-in high-backed chairs if they're so much more safe?

Exactly, surely that would be a unique selling point, even if it didn't work but had some vague surveys to look good manufacturers like the multipla and other strange "family" cars would be jumping at it...

Also younger children tend to survive traumas better than adults don't they? They're much more flexible when young AFAIK? :confused:

Ring Peace · 3 Dec 2007 at 10:16

[TW]Fox;10608205 said:
Booster seats are not a side impact aid. It's as simple as that.

Please explain how a child in a booster seat is at greater risk than a 15 year old sitting normally.

Stop it with the Straw Man!

What JodieG is saying is that a child will be safer in a booster seat rather than in a booster cushion or sat in the normal seat, so why not use the full booster seat.

[TW]Fox · 3 Dec 2007 at 12:10

Ring Peace said:
What JodieG is saying is that a child will be safer in a booster seat rather than in a booster cushion or sat in the normal seat, so why not use the full booster seat.

No, she's saying that all other forms of booster seat should be banned.

Jonnycoupe · 3 Dec 2007 at 13:02

[TW]Fox;10608205 said:
Booster seats are not a side impact aid. It's as simple as that.

Please explain how a child in a booster seat is at greater risk than a 15 year old sitting normally.

Proportionally larger head is the main concern.

merlin · 3 Dec 2007 at 13:07

Is there a website with guidelines on what's what for child seating?

I just want to check my 3 yr old is still in the right sort of seat, probably still ok as she's only a pixie.

[TW]Fox · 3 Dec 2007 at 13:11

Jonnycoupe said:
Proportionally larger head is the main concern.

People are just guessing really?