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You Need a Thneed · 12-11-2012, 10:40 AM

I can't believe we all survived, many of us growing up in the days before car seats.

If statistics showed that a higher percentage of injuries happen to babies riding in car seats that were installed on a Tuesday, it would soon be illegal to install a car seat on a Tuesday.

Manufacturers put those warnings on baby things not because it's unsafe, but rather to limit liability. If the middle seat is where you want to put the seat, and you can get the seat the most secure by using the LATCH in the inner left and inner right tether points, then do it. In my experience, I can always get car seats tighter with LATCH than trying to use a seatbelt, plus, or forward facing seats, I don't have to try and shove my big hand into those little holes to feed the seatbelt through.

Interesting note: the 2003 F150 I drive has LATCH system ONLY in the middle back seat.

12-11-2012, 10:40 AM	#299
You Need a Thneed Voted for Kodos Join Date: Dec 2007 Exp:	I can't believe we all survived, many of us growing up in the days before car seats. If statistics showed that a higher percentage of injuries happen to babies riding in car seats that were installed on a Tuesday, it would soon be illegal to install a car seat on a Tuesday. Manufacturers put those warnings on baby things not because it's unsafe, but rather to limit liability. If the middle seat is where you want to put the seat, and you can get the seat the most secure by using the LATCH in the inner left and inner right tether points, then do it. In my experience, I can always get car seats tighter with LATCH than trying to use a seatbelt, plus, or forward facing seats, I don't have to try and shove my big hand into those little holes to feed the seatbelt through. Interesting note: the 2003 F150 I drive has LATCH system ONLY in the middle back seat.