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New Child Seat Rating System for Ease of Use |
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Monday, 04 February 2008 |
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Are you
looking for a new car seat for your infant, toddler or 4-8 year old
child but overwhelmed by the choices and worried about how to properly
install your car seat? Watch the video below from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to see how car seat
features differ among various models:
Use the New Five-Star Ease of Use Ratings
NHTSA
now provides parents a new five-star ratings system that allows you to
evaluate how easy certain car seat features are to use before you buy a
seat.
Are All Seats Safe?
All
car seats rated by NHTSA meet Federal Safety Standards & strict
crash performance standards. While all rated seats are safe, they do
differ in their ease of use in four basic catagories:
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Evaluation of Instructions
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Vehicle Installation Features
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Evaluation of Labels
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Securing the Child
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NHTSA Ease-of-Use 5-Star Ratings
NHTSA uses a five-star rating system to help consumers evaluate the four basic category ratings:
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= Excellent features on this child restraint for this category. |
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= Above average features on this child restraint for this category. |
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= Average features on this child restraint for this category. |
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= Below average features on this child restraint for this category. |
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= Poor features on this child restraint for this category. |
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N/A
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= Does not contain any features that require a rating. |
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Search Ease-of-Use Ratings
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Simply click on the type of car seat you are buying and find the NHTSA ratings for:
It Must Fit Right To Work Right
Remember, the best car seat is the one that fits your child properly, is easy to use, and fits in your vehicle correctly.
Get Your Car Seat Checked for Free
Be certain you've installed your car seat correctly by having it
checked at an inspection station or by a certified child passenger
safety technician.
Find a local inspection station - Click HERE.
Get More Information
- For more information on NHTSA's Ease-of-Use Ratings, click HERE.
- For additional information on child restraint systems click HERE.
- For guidelines in using Ease-of-Use ratings in advertising and communications click HERE.
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