Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Some child booster seats considered dangerous in auto crash

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on Wednesday named several child booster seats -- currently available on the U.S. market -- as potentially dangerous for young children in the event of a car crash.

In its first-ever review of child booster seats, the agency tested nearly 50 different child booster seats to see their effectiveness in protecting children in crashes.

The booster seats were placed inside late model vehicles, as instructed by the manufacturers, and then crash-tested to see the potential impact on the child dummies.


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