In the last few years, legislators in most states and provinces have acknowledged the need for age limits below which children need to use booster seats.  As the chart above shows, 7 is the age at which the highest number of states feel this is necessary.  However, almost as many states mandate an upper age limit [...]

Researchers tell us seat belts are designed for people who are at least 4’9” (145cm) tall.  So we were wondering just how many children have grown tall enough to safely use an adult seat belt without a booster seat.  We think you will be interested to see what we found. To get the data, we [...]

Many parents have been informed by their seven or eight year old that they no longer need a booster seat, that it’s for babies, or that their friends don’t use them anymore.  Heard this one before?  Let’s face it, kids can be under a lot of peer pressure at that age, but that’s not a [...]