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Britax Convertible Car Seat
Being a leading manufacturer of baby and infant car seats, Britax continually researches and improves the Britax Convertible Car Seat that they put on the market.
Child safety is, of course, paramount in this research and these car seats are engineered for safety. More and more research and development has been put into the head area for safety in a crash situation.
Rear facing seats for babies are popular and the Britax Convertible Car Seat allows for this for a baby from 5 – 40 pounds and then from age 1 year old, or 20 – 70 pounds to be placed in a forward facing position.
Because children are in the seats for a long period of time when traveling to and fro, the strap configuration has also been given careful thought and children find the Britax straps to be very comfortable.
Understanding How These Safety Standards Work
• Crash forces are when a car is in an accident and a person is thrown around in their seat – the tether webbing limits this in the Britax seats
• Likewise the car seat forward flexing (movement of the seat) is also limited due to the fact that the seats are connected to steel strengthened cars
• Safe Cell technology prevents forward propulsion of the child when in a Britax Car Seat – this technology lowers the center of gravity and counteracts any forward rotation of the Britax child seat which would in turn propel the child forward into the front seat.
• A very important feature is that the 5 Point Harness set up spreads any impact across the strongest parts of a child’s body and this is important because it is not always a crash where a child gets thrown in their seat but just a sudden brake movement can cause a child to be propelled forward against the seat belts
• The construction of the Britax Convertible Car Seat is such that any side impact is lessened and the body stays in true alignment – these foam lined side walls distribute crash forces and also contain the head, neck and body and prevent vehicle intrusion which is great because most child car seats are placed on the side of the car although those with just one child would or should put that seat in the middle of the rear seat to lessen the chance of impact
In weighing up information about Britax Convertible Car Seats there are a few points to look for before buying:
• The cost as some designs are more expensive than others
• The size of the seat and the comparable size of your car
• The weight of the car seat
• Head protection – is it adjustable and is it important that the vision of the child may be compromised