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Booster Seats Not Fitting The Bill

Wednesday, October 01, 2008 7:22:17 AM
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A new review by the insurance industry show several car booster seats do a poor job of positioning children to fit in their seat belts.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that 13 booster seats do not put kids in the best position in a crash.

Non-Recommended Boosters

Highbacks
Compass B505
Compass B510
Cosco/Dorel Traveler
Evenflo Big Kid Confidence

Backless
Safety Angel Ride Ryte

Combination
Cosco/Dorel Alpha Omega
Cosco/Dorel (Eddie Bauer) Summir
Cosco Highback Booster
Dorel/Safety 1st (Eddie Bauer) Prospect
Evenflo Chase Comfort Touch
Evenflo Generations
Graco CarGo Zephyr
Safety 1st/Dorel Intera

The institute also has a list of 10 best-bet boosters and five good bets. Visit the IIHS Web site to see the complete list and see how the boosters are evaluated.

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