ext_154424 ([identity profile] chenoameg.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] saxikath 2008-01-28 05:54 pm (UTC)

Is there a scientific basis for the legislation of extended car seat/booster usage?

(Apparently the thing I want even more than a sysadmin is a science writer. Who knew?)
One page, two days.

There's a lot of desire for kids to be in car seats for a long time. I've also heard that there isn't much science to back that up.

- What studies show that backseated restrained toddlers/preschoolers are less safe than backseated car-seated ones?

- How much is the effectiveness of a carseat reduced by its exposure to force/ age/ill-fit/poor installation? (If getting thrown around does make the car seat less safe, what's up with checking them as luggage on airplanes?)

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