Car Booster Seat Safety and Child Car Seat Safety Blog

AAA Offers Advice for Traveling with Children

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:38:00 +0000

July 3, 2008

AAA Minnesota/Iowa offers these tips to make summer travel plans safe for children:

Seat all children until at least age 12 in the backseat.
Place infants until at least one year of age and 20 pounds in a rear-facing car seat.
Secure children from approximately age one to age four in a front-facing car seat.
Secure older children until 80 pounds and 4’ 9” tall in a booster seat.
Buckle your seat belt – everybody, every seat, every time.

Whether you're driving across the state or across the country, it’s most important to ensure everyone’s safety. Each child has their own safety and entertainment needs, depending upon age and size, so plan ahead and enjoy your summer travels.

To learn why the CG-Lock gets such good reviews, watch the eye-opening video at: www.CG-Lock.com (click the ‘PLAY’ button) then click on the booster seat button to learn moreEnhance your child’s safety and comfort, and your own, with the CG-Lock

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Not Just For Children's Car Booster Seats

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:12:00 +0000

June 30, 2008

The CG-Lock is not just for child car booster seats...adults see major benefits too! Read what a police officer in England says:

"I am a serving Police officer on a specialist unit and after suffering a back injury whilst on duty around three years ago, I have had trouble sitting in a car for any length of time.

"I have had an operation on my back to rectify the damage but this seemed to do little for me.

"Cut back to late last year when I saw the CG Lock at the Top Gear MPH Show, I got one of these and gave it a try. This may sound strange but I was pottering around the house about three moths after getting the CG Lock and I thought to myself that I hadn't had any sciatica, those horrible shooting pains down your lower back and legs, for some time.

"The only thing that had changed a that time was that I was using the CG Lock every time I used a car. I used it in my own car to and from work and transferred it to my work car when I got there.

"I found it greatly improved my posture and kept me snug in my seat, which has benefitted me greatly. I am even more convinced the CG Lock is the sole cause of this, as I didn't use it for around 4 weeks earlier this year and my sciatica came back.

"I now never go out without it and the back pains have gone again.

"Would I recommend this item to anyone with back pain? Well, everyone's back is different but if you suffer from back pain or sciatica, the price of one of these is nothing compared to the better quality of life it has given me - I'm 27 and now feel like I did when I was 23/24 before I was injured. So I'd say, go on, give it a go.

"It really has made the difference to me and I have recommended it to family and friends and also brought it to the attention of my HR department at work. Thank you CG Lock team."

JJ, Policeman, S England. (Kept anonymous due to Police regulations)

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A booster seat can injure you

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:26:00 +0000

June 26, 2008

Caution: A booster seat can injure you

They're designed to enhance children's safety, but unsecured, unoccupied seats can become dangerous projectiles in a high-speed crash.

From RAQUEL RUTLEDGE (rrutledge@journalsentinel.com; originally posted: Oct. 27, 2007)

George Clark clicked his seat-belt buckle and relaxed in the back seat of his friend's car as they headed home from a Boy Scout leader training weekend in Kiel. It was a warm June afternoon, and Clark, 52, chatted with the other two dads sitting up front. Clark paid no attention to the empty booster seat beside him.

Then a car darted across the highway in front of them and they hit it, going close to 50 mph. Clark doesn't remember what happened during the impact. But severe injuries to the left side of his head and face indicate the unsecured booster seat became airborne and bashed into him, pulverizing his cheekbone, shattering his jaw and causing other injuries.

"It's something people don't think about," said Lynn Clark, George's wife. "This should go on Good Morning America to tell the world (booster seats) can become projectiles and seriously hurt people."

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does not keep data on how often people are injured by unsecured booster seats or even on how often people are hurt by any loose cargo. But researchers have found that in a collision, especially a frontal one, unrestrained cargo flies forward with a force exponentially greater than its weight. At 55 mph, a 20-pound parcel exceeds 1,000 pounds of force. A can of peas or the family pet can cause serious injury or even death.

Reference: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=679607; Milwaukee Journal sentinal

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Safe Kids Announcement

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:30:00 +0000

June 19, 2008

PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among children ages 3 to 14, according to NHTSA. In 2005, 1,946 children ages 14 and under died and an estimated 234,000 were injured in crashes.

Safe Kids Buckle Up, the child passenger safety program of Safe Kids USA sponsored by General Motors and Chevrolet, has reached a milestone no other program can claim: one million child safety seats checked for proper installation.

"A Safe Kids child seat inspection provides hands-on training for parents and caregivers," said Mitch Stoller, president and CEO of Safe Kids Worldwide. "At about 30 minutes per inspection, the milestone we are celebrating today represents more than 500,000 volunteer hours -- or 57 years of one person working around the clock. Our thousands of volunteers are the backbone of Safe Kids Buckle Up and they work tirelessly to help make sure the children who come to a checkup event are safer when they leave than when they arrived."

"Keeping all children safer in vehicles is one of our top priorities," said Nicole R. Nason, administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. "Programs like Safe Kids Buckle Up have helped to change the culture of car seat safety in the United States and have been essential in protecting our most precious passengers."

Significant progress has been made since 1997 when the program checked its first car seat. Statistics from NHTSA show a 25 percent drop in vehicle crash fatalities for children under the age of 5 from 1997 to 2006 (the latest year with available data).

More good news has been seen in restraint use. Car seats have saved the lives of an estimated 3,800 children ages 0 to 4 from 1997 to 2006. Of the children in fatal crashes where restraint use was known, 46 percent were unrestrained in 1997. This number decreased to 25 percent in 2006.

"Safe Kids USA and General Motors have been leaders in child occupant protection," said Mark V. Rosenker, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. "As we have said before, the Safe Kids Buckle Up program has given families across the country the peace of mind that comes with knowing how to properly secure their children in a vehicle. Checking a million seats through the Safe Kids Buckle Up program has likely resulted in hundreds of lives being saved because of the proper use of car seats and booster seats."

(Reference: http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2008/06/12/089815.html)

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Another Testimonial

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:57:00 +0000

June 16, 2006

If a CG-Lock works for adults (as described below), think how secure your children will be!

Driver: On April 29, 2008, myself and a friend were in a rollover accident in my 2003 MINI Cooper S in the mountains of North Carolina. I was wearing a 4-point harness (as I do numerous HPDE events) and my passenger was in the stock seatbelt with a CG-Lock. We came around a fairly gentle curve at about 45 mph and the car lost traction in the right rear and put us into a skid. Because of my track experience I knew enough to keep power applied to the front wheels and we were actually starting to recover from the skid when the right rear wheel hit a pile of dirt, spun us in a violent 360 in the other direction and drove us up the wall and over onto the roof. I was completely uninjured and as I was hanging upside down in my harness, my first concern was for Rich's safety. I looked over at him to see if he was alright and he was as firmly locked in his seat as I was in my harness! To my great relief, he was uninjured as well. My car, however, was later written off by the insurance company. Thank you, CG-Lock for protecting my friend and sparing me the pain and guilt I would of felt had he been injured!" Don Christopher, Windsor, Ontario

Passenger: I will admit, I was not a big supporter of your product. It was my opinion that some little gizmo...do-dad...thingy that you stick on your seat-belt wasn't going to do anything positive in the event of a serious crash. (This opinion, wrongfully, was based on nothing more than testosterone). In the spring of 2008. I was involved, as a passenger, in a rollover accident of a MINI Cooper. Thankfully, my friend who owned the car didn't feel the same way I did about your product, the CG-Lock.

We were going to make a night-time pass through the Dragon. Don was going to drive. When I got in his car he was buckling up his full harness. I grabbed the stock seat-belt when Don said, that belt has a CG-Lock...do you know how to use it? Puzzled, I said no, and was thinking you have a harness, I get some little snap thing. :( Don showed me how to use it (simple) and made sure I was strapped in nice and tight.

Not five minutes later, Don and I were upside down assessing each other when Don said, are you OK !! To my surprise, I was. I was hanging there as tight in my seat, with the CG-Lock, as Don was in his harness. Thank you for your CG-Lock and thank you Don for strapping me in with it. Rich McNutt, Livonia, MI

Passerby: My car wasn’t involved, but since the whole story and/or pictures are on MMMC and YouTube, it was a fellow MMMC member “Big Daddy” and his crash/rollover at the Dragon. His passenger was actually hanging by his CG-Lock and was very grateful Big Daddy had one on his passenger seat belt. Your CG-Lock performed perfectly, so thank you from the MMMC family. MB

Photographer: Tuesday, April 29, 2008, Big Daddy (Don) took a spill on Rte 28 in Fontana, NC. There was a nice “volcano” pothole in the outside curve of the road that he hit, and lost control. He WAS NOT going fast, just couldn’t regain control in the curve and flipped. There are two amazing things…NEITHER Don nor Rich were hurt (Thanks to a harness and a CG-Lock) and the car was drivable!

I too use a CG lock in my Cabrio and know just how good they are. As a nurse my greatest concern was for their safety as well and I was, and still am, very happy that I didn't even have to break out a snoopy band-aid for either of them.

MINIs are strong cars, and anything to show the public JUST how strong they are is good press in my book.

I am glad that your company does this. It is very important to show what an inexpensive piece of equipment can do to save someone's life. I am upgrading for myself to a harness because, well.. I have a cabrio, and feel that I need just that much more cinch down if I am in an accident, but on the regular seatbelt, which I use for everyday driving, I have a CG Lock. :) We also have one in the passenger seat of my husband's MINI as well, so we are very familiar with their great uses.

Stacey Kim AKA MINInurse (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mininurse/sets/72157604959642079/)

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:49:00 +0000

June 11, 2008

Lap Belt Cinch, Inc. is proud to announce
that the innovative CG-Lock® has received

The National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval

In granting the Seal of Approval, The National Parenting Center [1] said:

“The CG Lock is a unique car safety device for parents with kids sitting in booster seats. The unique lock stabilizes your child’s car booster seat by preventing some of the most typical issues that plague boosters such as tipping, rocking and bouncing. Our testers told us that they felt an increase in their personal feeling of safety, while noticing an improvement in their children's comfort. When you fasten your seat belt, you want it to fit snugly and impart a feeling that it will do its job in case of an accident. CG-Lock did just that. Recommended Age: 3 to 8”.

The CG-Lock has been used for years to hold adult drivers and passengers stable and more comfortable under challenging driving (sports cars, off road, police, military, and paraplegics). Now, that same stability and comfort is available for children in booster seats that use the vehicle’s seatbelts.
The CG-Lock clips onto a standard automotive style seatbelt in seconds, permitting the lap belt to be gently tightened (all slack removed). The shoulder belt is unchanged. The result is enhanced safety, stability, and comfort.

To learn more, please watch the brief video comparison at www.CG-Lock.com and visit the booster seat web site at www.cg-lock.com/booster.

[1] Information about The National Parenting Center is provided on the following page and on their web site at www.TNPC.com

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MISSION STATEMENT OF

THE NATIONAL PARENTING CENTER

www.TNPC.com

The National Parenting Center was founded in July of 1989 with the intention of providing the most comprehensive and responsible parenting advice to parents everywhere. The advice provided is furnished by some of the world's most respected authorities in the field of child rearing and development.

The National Parenting Center has been authorized to dispense this valuable information, which has been provided by these experts, to as many parents as possible through whatever means possible. To that end, The National Parenting Center created and maintains interactive systems allowing parents to access the expert panel. Additionally, parents may obtain the advice of the experts through written transcripts, letters, brochures, newsletters, the Internet, etc.

The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval program, created in 1990 as an adjunct to TNPC's support services, identifies the finest products and services being marketed to the parent/child audience. From educational and entertainment products and equipment to travel destinations, the consumer oriented testing process solicits evaluations from parents and their children. This award signifies to other parents that their peers have acknowledged a product's quality and desirability based on a wide variety of determining factors.

It is the sole intention of The National Parenting Center to advise, support and guide parents with sound, responsible advice.

David Katzner
President, General Partner
The National Parenting Center

When Should You Use A Booster Seat?

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:38:00 +0000

From The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP):

When should your child use a belt-positioning booster seat?

Once your child completely outgrows a forward-facing child safety seat with an internal harness, you should switch him to a belt-positioning booster seat. Kids should use belt-positioning booster seats from about 40 pounds and until they are about 80 pounds and 4'9" tall (about 4 to 8 years old).

Many children don't reach 4'9" until they are older than 8 years. You may want to keep our child in a booster seat beyond 8 years of age if he or she does not weigh more than the weight limit printed on the booster seat.

If you have a combination car seat/booster seat that your child was using with a harness, just remove the harness and the seat is then a belt-positioning booster seat. You should use a belt-positioning booster seat in the back seat of your vehicle and it must always be used with the vehicle lap-shoulder seat belt.

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommend that all children aged 12 and under ride in the back seat of a vehicle.

Why aren't seat belts good enough? When used correctly, a belt-positioning booster seat can prevent injuries in a crash because it corrects the positioning of the adult seat belt across the child. Any restraint is better than no restraint, but boosters are 60 percent safer than seat belts alone. In a crash, poor-fitting adult seat belts can result in serious injury to your child's abdomen, neck and head. Until your child is big enough, he or she needs a boost.

Source: http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=77974#when_should

To learn why the CG-Lock gets such good reviews, watch the eye-opening video at: www.CG-Lock.com (click the ‘PLAY’ button) then click on the booster seat button to learn more

Enhance your child’s safety and comfort, and your own, with the CG-Lock

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From CyberIllinois --- Answers to some Frequently Asked Questions

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:29:00 +0000

What is an appropriate child restraint system?
It is more commonly referred to as a child safety seat. Child safety seats include infant seats, convertible seats (rear facing for infants and forward facing for toddlers) and booster seats.

How do I know if my seat is appropriate for my child?
All child safety seats should have informational stickers on the side of the seat stating weight and height limits for that seat. You should also refer to the child seat instruction manual that came with the seat.

My 7 year old child is too large for her booster seat, what should I do?
Typically, booster seats are for children weighing between 40 and 80 pounds, usually between the ages of 4 and 8years old. There are booster seats available for children weighing over 80 pounds.

Are child safety seats required in taxicabs?
No, commercial vehicles are exempt.

My vehicle has only a lap belt system, what do I do?
If your child is over 40 pounds they may be transported in the back seat without a booster seat if the back seat of your vehicle is only equipped with lap belts. Booster seats should only be used with a lap/shoulder belt combination.

Does this law apply to my 14 year old?
Yes, the Child Passenger Protection act applies to all children under the age of 19 years old. Children between the ages of 8 and 16 years old must be secured in a properly adjusted safety belt in any position in the vehicle. The safest place for any child 12 years and under is in the back seat. Also, keep in mind that Illinois has a primary safety belt law, which means that front seat passengers and the driver must also be properly restrained.

I have a 6 year old who weighs 45 pounds. The back seat of my vehicle has a lap belt only in the middle seat position and lap/shoulder belt combination in the 2 side positions. Can I put my child in the middle position with the lap belt only and no booster seat?
No. If the 2 side positions are available with the lap/shoulder belt system, you must put your child in a booster seat with the lap/ shoulder belt properly secured.

Do the child passenger safety laws apply to my 5 year old child when riding in a RV?
Answer: Yes, any person transporting a child under the age of 8 years old in a recreational vehicle on the roadways, streets or highways of the state of Illinois is responsible for securing him or her in an appropriate child restraint system.

Source: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/drivers/programs/kiss.html

To learn why the CG-Lock gets such good reviews, watch the eye-opening video at: www.CG-Lock.com (click the ‘PLAY’ button) then click on the booster seat button to learn more

Enhance your child’s safety and comfort, and your own, with the CG-Lock

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Important safety news

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:18:00 +0000

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) joined with the University of Pennsylvania and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company to create the first comprehensive research study in the United States of how and why children are injured or killed in motor vehicle crashes. Known as Partners for Child Passenger Safety (PCPS), the study remains the largest single research project devoted exclusively to pediatric motor vehicle injury.

83% of kids ages 4 to 8 are in adult seat belts. (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Seat belts are engineered to fit an adult male 5’10” weighing 165 lbs. (CHOP)
About 1.5 million kids are in motor vehicle crashes each year in the USA. (CHOP)
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and acquired disability for children between the ages of 4 and 8 years. (CHOP)
Children ages 4 to 8 who use booster seats are 59% less likely to be injured in a car crash than children who are restrained only by a seat belt. (PCPS, CHOP)
Each year about 400 kids (between ages 4 and 8) in the USA die in motor vehicle crashes—over 70,000 are injured. Over 7,000 of these injuries are incapacitating.” (CHOP)

To learn why the CG-Lock gets such good reviews, watch the eye-opening video at: http://www.cg-lock.com/ (click the ‘PLAY’ button) then click on the booster seat button to learn more

Enhance your child’s safety and comfort, and your own, with the CG-Lock

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Best Booster Seat Practices

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:29:00 +0000

Washington State’s new child passenger safety law closely follows the best practices recommended by safety experts. Here are some of those best practices (emphasis added):

Restraints must be installed correctly (according to car seat and vehicle instructions)
Kids up to their eighth birthday, unless they are four feet, nine inches tall (57 inches), must ride in appropriate child restraints
Booster seats for kids from age four to their eighth birthday, unless they are four feet, nine inches tall
When children use the seat belt they must wear it correctly or continue to use a child restraint or booster seat
Kids ride in the back seat up to age 13 (where practical to do so)
Putting the shoulder belt under the arm or behind the back is illegal

Source: http://www.wtsc.wa.gov/pie/factsheets/booster.php

To learn why the CG-Lock gets such good reviews, watch the eye-opening video at: www.CG-Lock.com (click the ‘PLAY’ button) then click on the booster seat button to learn more

Enhance your child’s safety and comfort, and your own, with the CG-Lock

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Another Satisfied Mother

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:29:00 +0000

April 9, 2008

Here's a typical response from a mother who uses a CG-Lock on the seatbelt that secures their child's booster seat...
‘The CG harness has worked extremely well. My daughter, Gemma, is 10 years old and uses a standard Booster seat in the back of our VW Touran. Before fitting the CG Lock she would always complain of ‘falling over’ when going around roundabouts and sharp corners. Since using the CG-Lock she is able to stay completely upright when going around roundabouts, sharp corners etc and she says she feels much ’safer’ in the booster seat.’

Amanda Abbott

To learn why the CG-Lock gets such good reviews, watch the eye-opening video at: www.CG-Lock.com (click the ‘PLAY’ button) then click on the booster seat button to learn more

Enhance your child’s safety and comfort, and your own, with the CG-Lock

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Study: Lethal Seat Belt Injury

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:30:00 +0000

April 8, 2008

A Case report Study titled "Child Booster Seats and Lethal Seatbelt Injury" was published by the Forensic Science Centre and 2KIDSAFE in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Abstract: A 7-year-old boy travelling in the rear seat of a sedan car was wearing a lap-shoulder seat belt and sitting on a booster seat. Following a collision the boy ‘submarined’ under the seat belt sustaining trauma to the anterior aspect of his neck, cardiac arrest and subsequent death from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy.
This case demonstrates a potential problem with unsecured older-style booster seats. Movement of a seat in a collision may cause a child to slip under a seat belt and sustain significant neck injuries. Seatbelts for children must be correctly fitted, booster seats or capsules must be securely fastened and manufacturer's recommendations for size and weight limits should be followed.

Source: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00493.x?cookieSet=1&journalCode=jpc

Emphasis added by moderator

Watch the eye-opening video at: www.CG-Lock.com (click the ‘PLAY’ button) then click on the booster seat button to learn more

Enhance your child’s safety and comfort, and your own, with the CG-Lock

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NHTSA Provides Booster Seat Guidelines

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:30:00 +0000

April 7, 2008

The National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA), part of the U.S. Government’s Department of Transportation, has issued guidelines for the safe use of booster seats. The guidelines include:

When Do You Use a Booster Seat?

Types Of Booster Seats You Can Use

Safety Tips for Booster Seats

Why We Use Booster Seats

For More Information

Download a PDF version here.

Source: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/childps/ParentGuide2005/index.htm

Watch the eye-opening video at: www.CG-Lock.com (click the ‘PLAY’ button) then click on the booster seat button to learn more

Enhance your child’s safety and comfort, and your own, with the CG-Lock

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NHTSA Provides Booster Seat Guidelines

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:30:00 +0000

April 7, 2008

Source: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/childps/ParentGuide2005/index.htm

Watch the eye-opening video at: www.CG-Lock.com (click the ‘PLAY’ button) then click on the booster seat button to learn more

Enhance your child’s safety and comfort, and your own, with the CG-Lock

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Booster Seat Safety Test

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:30:00 +0000

April 6, 2008

From the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety

FACTS:

Motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages 1-14.

Seventy percent of fatalities and severe injuries could be prevented with the proper use of a child restraint, and 40% - 60% could be prevented with proper safety belt use.

Children over four have a higher rate of injury than younger children for the following reasons: many of them place the shoulder belt under the arm or behind the back; they tend to ride out of position, either sliding forward to the edge of the vehicle seat or slouching downward; fewer children in this age group are buckled up, perhaps because vehicle seats and belts are not comfortable for them.

Booster seats can protect kids from severe spinal cord injuries, abdominal injuries and ejection in a crash.

The Five Step Test:

1) Does the child sit all the way back against the auto seat?

2) Do the child's knees bend comfortably at the edge of the auto seat?

3) Does the belt cross the shoulder between the neck and arm?

4) Is the lap belt as low as possible, touching the thighs?

5) Can the child stay seated like this for the whole trip?

If you answered "no" to any of these questions, your child needs a booster seat to ride safely in the car. Kids like boosters because they are more comfortable, too!

Source: http://www.minnesotasafetycouncil.org/facts/factsheet.cfm?CID=3&FS=107

The CG-Lock enhances both a child’s comfort AND safety when used with a seatbelt and booster seat.

Watch the eye-opening video at: http://www.cg-lock.com/ (click the 'PLAY' button) then click on the booster seat button to learn more.

Enhance your child’s safety and comfort, and your own, with the CG-Lock.

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More Than Just For Booster Seats

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:30:00 +0000

April 5, 2008

Mouseability, the Independent Mobility Website Recommends the CG-Lock

The highly popular independent mobility resource www.Mouseability.co.uk has reviewed the CG-Lock for use by folks with hand controlled modified vehicles and is pleased to recommend the device to all mobility drivers and passengers. The owner of Mouseability, Richard Hartman, had the CG-Lock fitted recently and said:

"I can certainly recommend from personal experience the extra comfort and improved driver control which the device gives you. This product is highly recommended for modified vehicle drivers & passengers as they get the same benefits as regular drivers in being 'at one' with their vehicle."

See the full report at www.mouseability.co.uk and click here to read customer feedback and press reviews about the CG-Lock use for mobility drivers & passengers.

Clearly, the CG-Lock is great for adults and special needs people too!

Watch the eye-opening video at: www.CG-Lock.com (click the 'PLAY' button) then click on the booster seat button to learn more.

Enhance your child’s safety and comfort, and your own, with the CG-Lock.

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39 States Now Have Booster Seat Laws

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:29:00 +0000

April 4, 2008

Starting July 1st, children between the ages of 4 and 8 and that are less than 4 feet 9 inches tall need to be buckled up in a booster seat. With this legislation, Michigan joins 38 other states in requiring this extended protection measure for kids in automobiles.

Current law requires children under age four to ride in an infant or child car seat. The new law extends the requirement to include older children who also are not optimally protected by seat belts alone.

“Since seat belts are designed for adults, they do not fit children properly and can actually cause injuries during a crash,” said Michigan Department of Community Health Director Janet Olszewski. “Booster seats are a simple and inexpensive way to protect children in motor vehicle crashes.”

Partners for Child Passenger Safety (PCPS) conducts the world’s largest ongoing study of children in crashes and analyzes actual crash data from 16 states, including Michigan. PCPS reports that the risk of injury for a 4 to 8 year-old child is reduced by 59 percent when using a car seat or booster seat. Children in seat belts alone are four times more likely to suffer head/brain injuries as compared to those in booster seats. States that have passed similar laws also have determined that child restraint use increases dramatically when required by law.

WOOD TV8 has a video demonstrating how a booster seat works and why they are important; watch and you will see why this is a necessary measure for child safety.

Source: http://blog.jennifergranholm.com/?p=276

Watch the eye-opening video at: www.CG-Lock.com (click the “PLAY” button) then click on the booster seat button to learn more.

Enhance your child’s safety and comfort, and your own, with the CG-Lock.

www.CG-Lock.com

Another Satisfied Parent

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:29:00 +0000

April 3, 2008

Yet another satisfied parent! Read what W.J. from Maryland wrote:

The CG-Lock worked exactly as I hoped. I have 2 car seats (not booster seats) that were impossible to secure properly because my car is not equipped with the LATCH anchoring system and the factory belts are not ideally located to secure the car seat. Using the CG-Lock is the only way I have been able to hold enough tension in the lap portion of the belt properly and consistently secure the car seats.

The car is a 2000 BMW 323Ci. The seats are Britax Boulevard.

Watch the eye-opening video at: http://www.cg-lock.com/ (click the “PLAY” button) then click on the booster seat button to learn more.

Enhance your child’s safety and comfort, and your own, with the CG-Lock.

http://www.CG-Lock.com

Why do I need a CG-Lock?

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Mather) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:56:00 +0000

The CG-Lock stabilizes a child's car booster seat* preventing tipping, reducing rocking and bouncing, increasing safety, improving comfort, and reducing the potential for motion sickness.

By simply reducing the looseness of the seatbelt's lap belt - while not affecting the shoulder harness - the CG-Lock makes riding more comfortable while improving safety.