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Given the effectiveness of pretensioners and force limiters, why haven’t they become more common in back seats? Baer said it’s likely because vehicle manufacturers have not been properly incentivized to make the change. “No one is calling them out on the absence of pretensioners and force limiters in the back seat,” Baer said. One of… Continue reading High Back and Backless Booster Seats

As the name implies, a booster’s primary function is to raise a child up so that the car’s seat belt can be positioned properly. These seats are for school-age kids who are generally at least around 40 pounds and 40 inches tall, and who are ready—both physically and developmentally—to graduate from a five-point harness seat.… Continue reading High Back and Backless Booster Seats

High back boosters have a guide that will lower the height of the shoulder belt so it makes contact with the shoulder . The manual prohibits the booster from extending off of the vehicle seat in any way. This restriction could make the TurboBooster incompatible in some shallow seating positions. Be sure to check how… Continue reading High Back and Backless Booster Seats