Booster Seat Laws
If you would like to know the child restraint law in your state, This map shows until what age a child must be in some sort of car seat, whether a booster or other seat.
Insurance Institute Booster Seat Test Results
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested 60 child booster seats – nearly every one on the market. Here are the institute's ratings, in its own words:
BEST BETS: "Should provide good lap and shoulder belt fit for typical 4-8-year-olds in almost any car, minivan, or SUV."
Combi Dakota backless/clip Recaro Young Sport Recaro Vivo Maxi-Cosi Rodi XR Evenflo Big Kid Amp backless/clip Eddie Bauer Auto Booster Cosco Juvenile Pronto Britax Frontier Clek Oobr GOOD BETS: "These provide optimal belt fit in almost as many vehicles as the Best Bet Models." Combi Kobuk backless/clip Maxi-Cosi Rodi Evenflo Symphony 65 Britax Parkway SG Graco TurboBooster SafeSeat Wander Graco TurboBooster SafeSeat Sachi GRAY AREA: "These booster seats may fit some kids in some cars, but do not consistently provide a good seatbelt fit across the board." Compass B-540 Cosco Highback Booster Compass B-505 First Years B-530 Compass B-510 Evenflo Generations Safety 1st Summit Graco Nautilus Safety 1st Ventura Evenflo Big Kid LX Safety 1st Apex 65 Evenflo Big Kid LX backless w/clip Graco Nautilus backless w/clip Cosco Ambassador backless Evenflo Big Kid No Back Booster w/clip Clek Olli backless Sunshine Kids Monterey Volvo Booster Clek Ozzi backless Safeguard Go Hybrid backless w/clip Graco TurboBooster SafeSeat Sachi backless w/clip Graco Backless TurboBooster Rapids w/clip Graco TurboBooster SafeSeat Wander w/clip Graco Backless TurboBooster Baker w/clip Graco No Back TurboBooster Cameo w/clip Eddie Bauer Auto Booster backless Clek Oobr backless Volvo Booster backless Cosco Juvenile Pronto backless Britax Parkway SG backless Sunshine Kids Monterey backless Maxi-Cosi Rodi XR backless Maxi-Cosi Rodi backless NOT RECOMMENDED: "Parents should avoid buying them altogether." Harmony Secure Comfort Deluxe backless/clip Combi Kobuk Evenflo Express Eddie Bauer Deluxe Safety 1st Alpha Omega Elite Evenflo Sightseer Alpha Omega Elite Eddie Bauer Deluxe 3-in-1 Safety 1st All-in-One Alpha Omega Luxe Echelon Alpha Omega source:http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ConsumerNews/full-list-child-car-booster-seats/story?id=9396308&page=1
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its good to see combi on the list. they make great car seats and other juvenile products. combi is definitely awesome
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