Car Seats for kids

["J"]

Since when do car seats have a shelf life? Apparently a car seat is only good for a few years then it’s no longer any good?

Why aren’t seatbelts the same way if you’re going that route?

 

[Ohiosam]

Since when do car seats have a shelf life? Apparently a car seat is only good for a few years then it’s no longer any good?

Why aren’t seatbelts the same way if you’re going that route?

I bet someone sued a car seat manufacturer when their kid was hurt in a 20 year old car seat.

 

["J"]

I bet someone sued a car seat manufacturer when their kid was hurt in a 20 year old car seat.

Seems like it’s a 6-10 year service life. At least it’ll last a few kids as long as you don’t really stretch them out
Seatbelts should probably have one as well

 

[RedCloud]

Car seats are insane. They do have an expiration date just like car tires. If they are in any kind of accident it has to be replaced no matter what.

Don't even get people started on booster seats lol. Kids have to be in this until they are like 4'8" tall lmao. I know adults that barely clear the guidelines for being out of a booster lol

 

[Redhunter1012]

They change the fucking rules on it all the time as far as ages, weights and such

 

[bowhunter1023]

Yeah, we don't play the shelf life game. And Adam is correct, the booster guidelines are ridiculous.

 

[5Cent]

3 reasons:

1. Materials: no brainer here, most are made out of plastic. This material degrades over time and any large force applied alters its strength.

2. New designs: crash test safety is ever evolving due to new discoveries, in both real life crashes and in the crash lab.

3. Changing Standards/Laws: Crash test safety is ever evolving. So much is discovered every year, its like a mad scientist race and the benefits from the 50's are hard to comprehend. Colonel Stapp did some crazy things to his body after realizing that his pilots were getting more injuries in car crashes than in military aircraft.

Cool video, and this was car technology 12yrs ago:

 

["J"]

3 reasons:

1. Materials: no brainer here, most are made out of plastic. This material degrades over time and any large force applied alters its strength.

2. New designs: crash test safety is ever evolving due to new discoveries, in both real life crashes and in the crash lab.

3. Changing Standards/Laws: Crash test safety is ever evolving. So much is discovered every year, its like a mad scientist race and the benefits from the 50's are hard to comprehend. Colonel Stapp did some crazy things to his body after realizing that his pilots were getting more injuries in car crashes than in military aircraft.

Cool video, and this was car technology 12yrs ago:

Almost sacrilegious too waste a 59 Chevy like that!!!!

I get it, it’s all about the safety of the kids. But when you see kids riding school busses with no belts. 20+ year old cars running around with the original seatbelts. It makes you go hmmmm......

Coming from an aircraft background, our belts had a time line for checking them and or swapping them out.

 

[Jackalope]

The laws just keep getting crazier too. I remember reading a couple years ago that it's recommended that kids stay rear facing until the meet the max weight limit for the car seat. You know because it's safer. Well shit its safer for adults to sir rear facing also but how are you going to fit a 2 year old rear facing. He supposed to have his kees up around his head?