CHILD SAFETY SEATS

New Federal safety regulations require the manufacturers of child safety seats to certify that their seats would pass a prescribed and rigorous crash test. Although all safety seats may meet minimum safety requirements, they are not equally easy to install, equally convenient to use, or equally comfortable. Infant seats and convertible and toddler seats are reviewed in detail and ratings are given by brand and model, restraining system, accommodations and installation. An insert on state legislation is included, along with child fatality rates in Tennessee, where child restraints are mandatory.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Consumers Union of United States, Incorporated

  256 Washington Street
  Mount Vernon, NY  United States  10550
• Publication Date: 1982-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 171-176
• Serial:
  • Consumer Reports
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Consumers Union of U.S., Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0010-7174
  • Serial URL: http://www.consumerreports.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building; Child restraint systems; Facilities; Infants; Installation; Legislation; Ratings; Regulations; Safety equipment; State government
• Subject Areas: Construction; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00367105
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-033 029
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 30 1982 12:00AM