Halfords is participating in the #saferseat campaign!

You get 20% OFF ALL HIGH BACK BOOSTERS when you turn in your Booster cushion! #binthebooster now! And make your child safer with a HBB which adds side impact protection for body and head as well as offering support while they are sleeping!

NB!
Please be aware that boosters are for big kids and are not suitable for children under the age of 4. If your child weighs more than 40lbs and is under 4 years old he will be safer harnessed than he is with seat belt! Don’t be discouraged – there are options for high percentile pre-schoolers. You need a car seat that harnesses to 25kg/55lbs.

 

 

The current law requires children to travel in a car seat until they are 135cm tall or 12 years old – but it’s highly recommended by all major safety organisations that they use a belt positioning booster until they are 150cm tall!!

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My personal YES List:

In no certain order.
These high back boosters are those I deem as my own choices for my own kids based on their crash test data.
They are from the stock available online from Halfords during this campaign.

 

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My NO List:

In no certain order.
These high back boosters are those I deem unfit, seats I would never recommend based on their own crash test data.
They are from the stock available online from Halfords during this campaign.

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Still not sure if you want to switch over to a high back booster?

Then you should watch these videos showing actual car seat crash testing being done! And take a look at the huge difference between using just a cushion – and using a full HBB.

[…] Jan James, CEO of Good Egg Safety, which provides safety advice for families in the UK comments:
“We welcome this powerful footage from Britax which really drives home the dangers of booster cushions. What makes this so poignant is the fact that when using these, parents are at least trying to protect their children by lifting them up to ensure a better fit of seat belt, not realising that their child is still in significant danger in an impact. The nerves in the neck don’t stretch well and a collision which throws the head forward with the force demonstrated here could potentially result in catastrophic injuries to their child as a result. Good Egg Safety highly recommends the use of a high back booster for that extra vital protection. As witnessed here; it will really make the difference.” [..]  *Britax website

Research Data:

• Child car passenger fatalities – European figures and in-depth study
  https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/21851

• Belt-positioning booster seats and reduction in risk of injury among children in vehicle crashes.
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12783914?dopt=Abstract

• Seat-belt injuries in children involved in motor vehicle crashes.
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16248135

• Lower Extremity Injuries in Children Seated in Forward Facing Child Restraint Systems
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389580601175250

• Protection of children in cars
  https://www.tuev-sued.de/uploads/images/1406111400396071010757/child-safety-2011-agenda-web.pdf

 

Other Articles:

• Booster cushions – Are they safe?
  http://www.goodeggcarsafety.com/blog/booster-cushions-are-they-safe.html

• New booster seats ban explained!
  http://www.goodeggcarsafety.com/blog/new-boost-seats-ban-explained.html

• One third of 8 to 11 year olds not using the mandatory booster seat, says a new report
  http://www.goodeggcarsafety.com/blog/one-third-of-8-to-11-year-olds-not-using-the-mandatory-booster-seat-says-new-report.html

• BRITAX’S ‘BIN THE BOOSTER’ CAMPAIGN IS BACK URGING PARENTS TO TRAVEL SAFELY
  http://www.goodeggcarsafety.com/blog/britax-s-bin-the-booster-campaign-is-back-urging-parents-to-travel-safely-this-summer.html

• There Is A New Car Seat Law On The Way?
  http://erfmission.com/new-car-seat-law-way/
• #SaveKidsLives
  http://erfmission.com/savekidslives/

 

*This post is not associated with or sponsored by Halfords.* 

Have I changed your views on booster cushions by providing you with these facts and research data? Will you be changing in your booster cushion for the safer choice?

This post is also linked up to: #KCACOLS