Safety seat tests were flawed:
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Apparently their tests simulated a 70 mph side crash instead of 38 mph as intended. Amazing that any of the seats passed.OT - Consumer Reports has its own recall
Jan 18, 2007
15 Replies
Just what I was thinking...
Aren't you guys a little big for child seats?
"Ray O"...
Jeff Strickland wrote:
LOL Nice Guy Ray snarked!
:-)
Natalie
You're never too old to embrace your inner child!
Yeah, for sure!
Mistakes! Retractions! Anyone for Humble pie? I certainly am.
Shoot...I strap my inner child in every time I buckle the belt in the Scion!
Ooooohh--kayyyy.... ;)
Feel free to buy one of the seats that will "pass" after the test speed is halved....
Betcha the makers of the seats that passed CR's test aren't crying to the NHTSA!
Sorry, I couldn't resist ;-)
One of the nice benefits of working for Toyota was that they gave employees a baby seat when a baby was born or adopted. Just let the HR dept know about 2 months in advance, and it would show up at the office about a month before the due date. With multiple kids, we ended up with multiple car seats so we didn't have to transfer from car to car.
It was a pretty good set-up, wasn't it? Have to watch that from now on... ;)
"Ray O"
Feh, this place rubs off on folks one way or another.
Natalie
Gotta take the shot when the target presents itself!
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