IIHS rates 72 booster seats for belt fit
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/08/iihs-rates-72-booster-seats-for-belt-fit/#continued"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" align="right" class="right border" alt="IIHS Booster Seat" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/good-fit-250.jpg" /></a>The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/IIHS">Insurance Institute for Highway Safety</a> has released its third round of booster seat evaluations in which researchers examine how well child safety restraints work with existing seat belts. According to the IIHS, a child booster seat should put the lower portion of the seat belt across the upper thighs and the shoulder belt at mid-shoulder. Those booster seats that met these criteria were awarded a Best Bet or Good Bet rating depending on effectiveness. Those that didn't adequately reposition the seatbelts didn't receive any type of recommendation from the Institute.<br />
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Interestingly enough, the IIHS doesn't perform <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/crash%20test">crash tests</a> to evaluate booster seats. Instead, it says that it's the seatbelt fit that matters most of all, allowing the factory passenger restraints to do their work without causing injury to kids. For a full list of the IIHS Best and Good Bets, you can <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/08/iihs-rates-72-booster-seats-for-belt-fit/#continued">hit the jump</a> and have a look at the full press release. <br />
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