Visible Alex Mojo - thank you! Everyone needs to read that post.
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However, if your seatbelt malfunctions, the tether on the top of the Regent (or any other forward facing carseat for that matter) is not going to be a back up.
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I thought so! Forgot to mention this in my OP. And as for the booster etc being used incorrectly - I hope that got back to the parents.
Traci, thanks for the info. I knew a parent would know more about this than I.
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As far as adults not having the same protection, I think that if companies offered it then some people would use it. It isn't profitable for them to do so though, so they don't.
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See, that's just what I'm talking about. Passive restraint systems (multi-airbags) and collapsing bumpers are obviously very profitable. My theory is that adults do not care to spend the 45 seconds it would take to buckle themselves into a 5 point belt and would rather spend thousands of dollars on other measures. I'm not knocking any safety system or saying I even really want a 5 point belt, it's just amazing to me the discrepancy between perceived requirements for child and adult safety.
Good point though about cars being safer for adults in general...