Report: Booster seats better

Booster seats

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 12:33 PM

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WASHINGTON (AP) --

A review by the insurance industry says car booster seats have made strides in ensuring a proper fit for children in the back seat.

According to results released today, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is giving its top marks to 21 of 72 booster seats it evaluated for properly restraining children, or about 30 percent.

Last year, the Institute only handed out its "best bet" citation to nine of the 60 seats it reviewed, or 15 percent.

Booster seats are used by children between the ages of 4 and 8 and elevate kids so seat belts fit them better.

Seat belts are meant to be routed across a child's upper thigh and cross over the middle of the shoulder to provide protection in a crash.

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