Really should not assume all adults are as tall as yourself. Just wastched this on tv and the woman suggests that your child should be at least shoulder height or 4'9 Well there are pleanty of us that as adults are only 5'0 or shorter. My son in High School at age 16 was only 4'9 and about 85 lbs. He can drive himself should he use a booster seat? Be more age appropriate with these height and weight limits. not all america is overweight

Why cannot, the auto cos just put belts in all autos . This would solve the kiddys problems

Why cannot all auto cos just put seat belts for kids in all cars this would solve the kiddy problems.

Why cannot all auto cos install seat belts in cars for kids. Solve the kiddy problem

why cannot auto cos install seat belts for kids in all cars . That would solve the kiddy problems

For those looking where to find a Car Seat Fitting or Inspection Station in Wyoming, please visit safekidswyoming.org and click on either the "Boost til 9" or "Chapter Locations" tabs.

In partnership with the Wyoming Seat Belt Coalition, Booster Seat Events will be held throughout the month of September across the state in many different locations as part of Child Passenger Safety week and Seat Check Saturday.

Please call (307) 633-7527 or 1-800-994-GROW (4769) for more information.

I found many of these booster seats here: http://bit.ly/aSNQcz

I went to have my car seats inspected when my son was an infant and was very disappointed at the way they fit both car seats in two different cars. They told us they were wrong, but then after one sat at an extreme angle so that it leaned to one side and the other they told me i couldn't use the latch system that was in my car and used the seat belt instead. I left with my son in that car seat and looked back a few blocks later only to discover that the seat belt was now completly loose and the car seat was essencially just rocking around. I pulled over and put it back in the latch system. Not sure why I shouldn't but sure seems a lot safer then the way they had it. Changed the other seat back as well.

Hope not all seat inspections are like this since parents are trying to do the right thing by coming to make sure their kids are safe, but I shutter everytime I think about how my son was sliding around and what could have happened if we had an accident. I'd still like to have my seats inspected, but I'm going to try another location. P.S. this was a CHP station and two CHP officers that inspected these seats. I had thought this would be the best place to go to make sure the person knew what they were doing. Not saying don't have your seats inspected, but be careful and check them after as well. We even asked about the angle of the one seat and the officer said it was fine, but you could obviously see how my son was all pushed to one side because it was so bad.

It doesn't really matter how well a belt-positioning booster installs. What matters is how well your child will sit in it. And there are very children under the age of 10 that will sit in a lap/shoulder belt combination without wiggling. Once the child has wiggled, the belt is no longer fitted correctly.

Which is why we invested in the Britax Frontier. Yes, I will harness my children until they are old enough to sit in a lap/shoulder belt correctly. I don't much care about what other people are doing with their children, hence I don't much care if my child complains. I'm the parent...I make the rules.

I DID look into the Nautilus by Graco. I really liked the seat. But when I read some parent reviews, I noticed that there were quite a few comments about the crotch buckle not being far enough forward and causing boys some discomfort. Sure enough, when I tested my daughter in the seat (she had just turned 4 at the time), the crotch buckle at it's furthest setting was already almost underneath her crotch. Aside from comfort, the location is not safe. This was the deciding factor in why we went with the Frontier.

I DO have a complaint with the Frontier. On my daughter's seat, the crotch buckles have a metal part that caused the harness straps to fray on one side. I called Britax and they immediately sent an entire replacement harness including buckles....we received it within days. We've bought two more Frontiers for our sons and the crotch buckles are designed differently...no metal piece and no fraying.

In anycase...bottom line...this article is a moot point...harness your kids for as long as you can. Honestly...harness belts are safer for everyone, adults included. There's a reason why Nascar drivers are harnessed (not that any of us reach those speeds...but still).

I found this to be very informitive and worth while, this news story help me to go buy the same brand we bought for Jordan as an infant "Chicco Keyfit combo system". we will now purchace the Chicco Keyfit Strada, knowing it is one of the safest for our son.

Do NOT buy a Harmony Booster Seat!! They may be safe while driving, but they are not safe. Here's the review I wrote on Amazon.com and Target.com:

This booster seat seemed nice. It comes in my daughter's favorite color so I got it for our second car. Within less than 24 hours of having it, it flipped out of the car as she was getting out. The booster seat was properly installed and everything, but it is not evenly weighted. Because the sides go up at non-90 degree angles, it rocks and tips easily. My daughter was getting out of the car in our own driveway and the booster seat flipped up, tumbling her out of the car. She broke her wrist!!! Please don't buy it. It is not stable and sturdy.