|
|
|
|
|
Forum
-> Shopping
-> Child & Baby Products
rzab
|
Sun, Dec 21 2014, 7:31 pm
Do booster seats expire like regular car seats?
I'm talking about the low back boosters that you use the car seat belts with?
| |
|
Back to top |
0
0
|
MaBelleVie
|
Sun, Dec 21 2014, 7:32 pm
Yes they do. Each seat has a different expiration date which you can find out from the company if it isn't stamped somewhere on the seat.
| |
|
Back to top |
0
0
|
Ema of 5
|
Sun, Dec 21 2014, 7:38 pm
MaBelleVie wrote: | Yes they do. Each seat has a different expiration date which you can find out from the company if it isn't stamped somewhere on the seat. |
I don't know what a low back booster is, but do backless boosters expire also? I never even thought to look.
| |
|
Back to top |
0
0
|
MaBelleVie
|
Sun, Dec 21 2014, 7:39 pm
eema of 3 wrote: | I don't know what a low back booster is, but do backless boosters expire also? I never even thought to look. |
Yup
| |
|
Back to top |
0
0
|
rzab
|
Sun, Dec 21 2014, 7:41 pm
eema of 3 wrote: | I don't know what a low back booster is, but do backless boosters expire also? I never even thought to look. |
I meant backless- I'm just very tired
Can I ask why boosters expire- I get a car seat, but a booster isn't doing anything to restrain the child. It's just boosting them up so that the regular seat belt will fit better.
| |
|
Back to top |
0
0
|
MaBelleVie
|
Sun, Dec 21 2014, 7:52 pm
The plastic (or other materials, depending on the seat) ages and can no longer be relied on to sustain the forces of a crash. If the seat broke in a crash the booster would not be doing its job Think of a riding toy or lawn chair left outdoors- the plastic can become brittle and easily break.
| |
|
Back to top |
0
0
|
rzab
|
Sun, Dec 21 2014, 7:58 pm
MaBelleVie wrote: | The plastic (or other materials, depending on the seat) ages and can no longer be relied on to sustain the forces of a crash. If the seat broke in a crash the booster would not be doing its job Think of a riding toy or lawn chair left outdoors- the plastic can become brittle and easily break. |
I get that for a car seat- but again, a booster is only lifting a kid up to reach the car seat. It's not actually protecting the kid. Even if the plastic is brittle it's not really doing anything to protect the child.
| |
|
Back to top |
0
0
|
MaBelleVie
|
Sun, Dec 21 2014, 9:43 pm
rzab wrote: | I get that for a car seat- but again, a booster is only lifting a kid up to reach the car seat. It's not actually protecting the kid. Even if the plastic is brittle it's not really doing anything to protect the child. |
The point of the booster is to position the child so that in the event of an accident the seat belt will 1. Restrain the child and not allow him to be ejected from the seat and 2. Hit the child's body in the places least likely to cause serious injury or death. If the booster breaks it can no longer serve those functions.
| |
|
Back to top |
0
0
|
Related Topics |
Replies |
Last Post |
|
|
Looking for an on the chair booster
|
25 |
Thu, Feb 22 2024, 11:20 am |
|
|
Rotating car seats
|
5 |
Tue, Feb 20 2024, 9:54 pm |
|
|
S/o rear facing car seats
|
8 |
Sun, Feb 04 2024, 4:11 pm |
|
|
Fun game for adults that everyone can stay in their seats
|
1 |
Tue, Nov 28 2023, 12:39 pm |
|
|
Double buggy - not tandem seats
|
9 |
Thu, Oct 19 2023, 4:46 pm |
|
|
Imamother may earn commission when you use our links to make a purchase.
© 2024 Imamother.com - All rights reserved
| |
|
|
|
|
|