Favorite Links of the BabyCenter
Car Safety Tips Bulletin Board
If you have car seat links that you've found to be helpful or enlightening
and you don't see them here, please submit them to Heather or post them at the Car Safety Tips Bulletin Board. Also, please let us know if you find a broken link.
Installation Help Links and Videos
Rear-Facing Links and Articles
5-Step Test Handout for When Child Is Ready to Stop Using A Booster Seat
Courtesy of SafetyBeltSafe USA
www.carseatsite.com/FAQ.htm
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
www.car-safety.org/faq.html
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
www.carsafety4kids.com/faq.html
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
www.carseat.org/Resources/FAQs.htm
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
http://boards.babycenter.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=messages&tsn=1&tid=2214&webtag=bcus9421
Submitted by everyone
Rear-Facing Links and Articles
www.carseatsite.com/rear-face_article.htm
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
An excellent article on why to rear-face children written by a leading researcher.
www.car-safety.org/rearface.html
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
Reasons for why rear-facing is safest plus links.
http://myangelsaliandpeanut.tripod.com/id5.html
Submitted by Kat (Kat_Mom2D+J+Ruthie)
Testimonial about a rear-facing car seat in a severe rear-end crash.
www.cpsafety.com/articles/stayrearfacing.aspx
Submitted by everyone
The online resource for rear-facing information.
www.cpsafety.com/articles/RFAlbumAll.aspx
Submitted by everyone
A photo album of children who are rear-facing past their first birthdays. Many are over 2 years old.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9916868
MSNBC article that mentions that forward-facing children are 4 times more likely to be injured in a side impact than rear-facing children.
www.windsorpeak.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=13&topic_id=44503&mesg_id=44503&listing_type=search
Submitted by Cheryl (momtoBrennan)
Textbook pictures comparing the differences in development between a 1 year old's vertebrae and a 6 year old's.
www.celebrity-babies.com/2008/04/rearfacing-car.html
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
Celebrity Baby Blog rear-facing article written by BC regular Andrea (BookMama).
The danger of heavy coats and car seats is that the fluff in the coats can compress and leave the harness loose. A loose harness means possible ejection or partial ejection during a crash. The more layering of fabric that you add, the more compression you will have as well, so it's important to keep that in mind as you choose your child's outfit for the car ride. The best type of infant seat cover to buy if you must use one is a "shower cap" style that slips on top of the infant seat and is held in place with elastic; there's nothing behind the harness straps at all. Don't forget to always look underneath the cover to check that the harness is secure on your child! For older kids, polar fleece is warm, comfy and thin. If you live in a very cold climate where you must wear coats, pull the coat out of the leg straps of the harness as you tighten to eliminate bulk in that area. Your kids may also be more comfortable buckled into their car seats without their coats on; after buckling, put their coats on backward for warmth. Experiment to find what works for your family safely.
Lands
End Fleece Car Seat Cover
Submitted by blueize
(at www.landsend.com
if above link is broken; item #05100-5AE5 )
Lands
End Hooded Sport Squall
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
(at www.landsend.com
if above link is broken; item #25273-3AE6)
Lands
End Fleece Jacket
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
(at www.landsend.com
if above link is broken; item #17590-3AD0)
Lands
End Fleece Marinac Jacket
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
(at www.landsend.com
if above link is broken; item #31595-1A73 )
This is a great jacket for warmer
climates! It's fleece, but has a built-in water-proof layer that adds
warmth.
The
Car Seat Cozy
Submitted by Alison (Alisonshine)
www.inventiveparent.com/carseatcozy.htm
This cover works on a convertible seat.
The
Mountain Equipment Co-Op Ursus Bunting Suit
Submitted by Throkmorton
(at www.mec.ca
if above link is broken; Product Number: 5014-854)
The
Mountain Equipment Co-Op Gustbuster Jacket
Submitted by Throkmorton
(at www.mec.ca
if above link is broken; Product Number: 5001-660)
The
Kiddopotamus Posh Pouch
Submitted by marklar05
(at www.babiesrus.com
if above link is broken; search for "Posh Pouch")
The
Sneek-A-Peek
Submitted by jujuB.
(at www.jollyjumper.com
if above link is broken; item #432)
Be sure to use it without the head hugger shown in the picture.
Car Seat Poncho
Submitted by Donna
Poncho has a front zipper and hood.
www.coldseat.com
Submitted by Kelsie (soygurl)
A freezable seat cooler that the user removes before strapping the child into the car seat.
www.greatbabyproducts.com/Car_Seat_Cover_Heat_Reflector_p/prin-0991.htm
Submitted by Kelsie (soygurl)
Prince Lionheart reflective car seat cover
www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4631163
Submitted by Kelsie (soygurl)
DEX car seat bag that converts to a reflective car seat cover.
http://ggweather.com/heat/
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
Statistics and other interesting information on hyperthermia in vehicles.
http://kidsincars.org/m_information/downloadcenter.html
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
The Kids In Cars Download Center where you can download statistics, laws, and other materials about kids in cars.
www.car-safety.org/guide.html
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
A list of features to look for in a seat.
www.CarSeatSite.com/recommended_car_seats.htm
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
A list of seats often recommended by parents.
www.carseatdata.org
Submitted by Denise (NisiB.)
Interactive compatibility database where you can find out which seats will fit your vehicle.
www.epinions.com/kifm-Baby_Equipment-Car_Seats-All
Submitted by Denise (NisiB.)
Epinions.com—buyer beware: many opinions are written by parents who don't have training in car seats.
www.carsafety4kids.com
Submitted by Sara (MyLittleTyke)
General FAQs, statistics and lots of other information parents should know about securing their children in car seats.
www.CarSeatSite.com
Submitted by Darren (CPSDarren)
Car seat information ranging from installation help to recommended seats and recalls.
www.Car-Seat.org
Submitted by Darren (CPSDarren)
Discussion forum on car safety, child passenger safety, carseats and their safe installation. Buying advice and help for choosing new vehicles and car seats. Chat and blog about child seat issues with expert technicians and advocates.
www.car-safety.org/links2.html
Submitted by Darren (CPSDarren)
A big list of CPS links.
www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhanes/growthcharts/clinical_charts.htm#Clin%201
Submitted by Denise (NisiB.)
CDC growth charts to help predict baby's future size.
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/childps/CPSFitting/Index.cfm
Submitted by Denise (NisiB.)
NHTSA fitting station list
www.healthyinfo.com/clinical/peds/carseat/correct.carseat.usage.shtml
Submitted by Sara (MyLittleTyke)
This site is geared towards Nurse Practitioners, but it has some great pictures of correct vs. incorrect use.
www.aap.org/policy/re0116.html
Submitted by Sara (MyLittleTyke)
American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations
http://milenko.com/carseats
Submitted by Sara (MyLittleTyke)
Don's Car Seat Page: A page of basic car seat information with San Francisco Bay Area phone numbers of child passenger safety organizations.
www.celebrity-babies.com/2008/04/carseatsafety.html
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
Celebrity Baby Blog article on basic car seat safety written by BC regular Andrea (BookMama).
www.celebrity-babies.com/2008/05/car-seats-for-o.html
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
Celebrity Baby Blog article on when to move a child to a booster written by BC regular Andrea (BookMama).
www.celebrity-babies.com/2008/05/car-seat-safety.html
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
Celebrity Baby Blog article on when it's safe to use a booster or a seat belt written by BC regular Andrea (BookMama).
www.CarseatBlog.com
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
The official blog of the Car-Seat.Org Forums. Blog with the moderators of Car-Seat.Org.
Canadian Links (Submitted by jujuB.)
www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/childsafety/menu.htm
Transport Canada's Child Safety page
www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/cars/boosterseats/index.html
CBC news report about booster seats
www.sickkids.ca/safekidscanada
SAFE KIDS Canada
www.insurance-canada.ca/consinfoauto/Co-op200305.php
Insurance information on booster seat usage
www.stjohnsambulance.com
The St. Johns Ambulance web site. St. Johns Ambulance provides car seat inspections.
www.carseatsafety.ca
Manitoba Car Seat Coalition Site
Regional Public Health Department
Parents may contact their Public Health Department for a car seat clinic schedule.
www.iihs.org/ratings/default.aspx
Submitted by Sara (MyLittleTyke)
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash test results
www.edmunds.com/ownership/safety/crashtestdata/
Submitted by Sara (MyLittleTyke)
Edmunds.com site with NHTSA and IIHS crash test results
www.Car-Safety.org
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
Discussion forum on car safety, child passenger safety, carseats and their safe installation. Buying advice and help for choosing new vehicles and car seats. Chat and blog about child seat issues with expert technicians and advocates.
www.crashtest.com/compare/index.htm
Submitted by Sara (MyLittleTyke)
Site where you can compare crash tests of vehicles.
Safe Kids Worldwide Tech Finder
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
www.CarSeatSite.com/installing_your_car_seat.htm
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
Tips and tricks for installing your car seat.
www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=77971
Submitted by Jody (Aidan or Jody)
Car seat installation and use videos from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
www.CarSeatSite.com/videos.htm
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
Videos to show you installation techniques. Covers rear-facing, forward-facing, installation of a
rear-facing Britax tether connector strap, and switching the LATCH straps on a Britax Marathon and Boulevard.
www.thecarseatlady.com/how-to_videos
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
Videos to show you installation techniques. The Car Seat Lady focuses on infant carriers without the base.
www.babycenter.com/2_car-seats-the-basics_1487063.bc
Submitted by Carolb34
"Car Seats: The Basics"
www.babycenter.com/2_car-seats-securing-the-seat_1486909.bc
Submitted by Carolb34
"Car Seats: Securing the Seat"
www.babycenter.com/2_car-seats-the-safest-place-to-put-them_1486954.bc
Submitted by Carolb34
"Car Seats: The Safest Place to Put Them."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rC4Q3ofz7SI
Submitted by Jessica (Jessica+Owen+Boo)
United Flight 232 "Seconds From Disaster": what happened to the
lap-held babies in this survivable crash
www.aap.org/policy/re0101.html
Submitted by Denise (NisiB)
AAP's statement on using child restraints on aircraft
www.cpsafety.com/articles/airplanetravel.aspx
Submitted by Denise (NisiB)
A FAQ on flying with children, including helpful hints and links.
http://flyingwithchildren.blogspot.com/
Submitted by Sharon (Eclipsepearl)
A former flight attendant's tips on flying with children.
http://www.faa.gov/passengers/fly_children/crs/
Submitted by Cheryl (momtoBrennan)
FAA's Child Safety on Airplanes
Advisory Circular
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
FAA's Advisory Circular on Use of Child Restraint Systems on Aircraft. Current memo covering history, proper labeling, type, installation, and use of child restraints on aircraft.
http://www.faa.gov/passengers/media/childsafety.pdf
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
FAA's Childproof Your Flight brochure
http://www.faa.gov/passengers/fly_children/
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
FAA's FAQ on Flying with Children
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/children/index.shtm
The TSA's page on traveling with children.
http://www.cpsafety.com/articles/stayrearfacing.aspx
Scroll to the bottom of the page for rear-facing crash test footage.
http://www.oeamtc.at/netautor/html_seiten/kisitest_2002/gesamt.htm
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
The 2002 European crash test footage for European seats. Just click on the seat you're interested in viewing, then click either Frontcrash-Video for the frontal crash test or Seitencrash-Video for the side crash test. Even though these seats are European, some Britax (aka Romer or Romans) seats are similar in design to those produced in the United States.
www.oeamtc.at/netautor/html_seiten/kisitest_2002/videos/test2002/
frontcrash/maxicosipriori.mpg
Submitted by Lara (iluvbabies57)
The 2002 European crash test footage for the Dorel Maxi Cosi Priori forward-facing harnessed seat. This seat was sold in the U.S. from 2000-2001. Compare the dummies in this test to
the one below.
www.oeamtc.at/netautor/html_seiten/kisitest_2002/videos/test2002/
frontcrash/maxicosirodi.mpg
Submitted by Lara (iluvbabies57)
The 2002 European crash test footage for the Dorel Maxi Cosi Rodi booster seat. This seat will be introduced in the U.S. in early 2007. Compare the dummies in this test to the one above.
www.carbuyingtips.com/disaster.htm
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
Not crash test footage, but pictures of crashed cars. The author tries to inject a little humor in an otherwise scary and sometimes tragic subject.
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/real/index.html
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
NHTSA crash test footage, including infant-on-lap, unrestrained children and kids in back of pickup truck as well as an out-of-position child against a side air bag.
www.britax.fi/quicktime/TWoh200.AVI
Submitted by Ash (I'llLoveMyPhD)
Crash test footage of a rear-facing European Britax seat viewed from above.
www.britax.fi/quicktime/TWside240.AVI
Submitted by Lara (iluvbabies57)
The same crash test footage of the previous rear-facing European Britax seat viewed from the side.
http://depts.washington.edu/booster/images/video/DRIV754_6yr_lap.mpg
Submitted by Ash (I'llLoveMyPhD)
Crash test footage of a 6yo dummy in a lap-only belt.
http://home.comcast.net/~dcbsr/test/Britax_GMTV_Check_It_Fits_Child_
Facing_Forwards_ten_years_old_seat.mpeg
Submitted by Kat (Kat_Mom2D+J+Ruthie)
Crash test footage of a 10 year old car seat. It fails to restrain the dummy.
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/airbags/buckleplan/bua_website/Archive-04/CPS%20Week%20Planner_files/video.html
Submitted by Ash (I'llLoveMyPhD)
Crash test footage from NHTSA showing different scenarios of unrestrained children and other passengers.
www.collisionsafety.net/Allpix/index006.html
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
Pictures of a rear-facing car seat destroyed by a front air bag.
www.immioutdoors.com/petbuckle/sledtest.htm
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
Even Fido needs to be restrained.
http://213.248.114.91/dft/julie_high.asx
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
The "Julie" video from the UK. Shows how important it is to wear seat belts. Some blood.
www.motorwatch.com/audio_video/video/main.htm
Submitted by Heather (bcHOSTmurphydog77)
Two separate videos showing the consequences of not wearing a seat belt. The first is a high-speed SUV rollover filmed from a helicopter. The second is a driver who fell asleep filmed from a dashcam. These are not actors and are not for the faint of heart. There are also good crash aftermath pictures and a PowerPoint presentation at the bottom of the page. Those are only as bad as your imagination allows.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRP7ynNI8mI&mode=related&search=
Video about keeping children rear-facing as long as possible.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhCktJKhAJI
Video showing unrestrained dummy vs. restrained dummy.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=oN-zv6n5pTk
Video showing 2 unrestrained dummies in a 25kph (15.5 mph) crash
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xGJT-tlX1C0
NHTSA video showing what would happen if a parent holds an infant in arms during a 35 mph crash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okWGDyqJU4Q
Rear-facing video produced by the director of CPSafety.com.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psmUWg7QrC8
Another video demonstrating the benefits of rear-facing.