Parents perplexed by the plethora of booster seats available now have a new guide to help them choose the safest option for their children.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has reviewed the seat belt fit of 72 models available at major retailers or online, assigning a “Best Bet” rating to the 21 boosters that provided a correct fit across the full range of vehicle types. Booster seats that don’t position seatbelts properly can lead to injuries in a crash and lessen the effectiveness of the belt, experts say.
The institute, a nonprofit highway research group funded by automobile insurance companies, gave a “Good Bet” rating to seven other models that would give a correct fit in the majority of vehicles.
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