Faulty seatbelts, fear, and car seats forever?

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Visible Alex Mojo - thank you! Everyone needs to read that post.

Originally Posted by linked post #15

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.

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.

Originally Posted by Traci

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.

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...