How to Anchor a Child Safety Seat

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Tip 1 - LATCH 101: The Basics | The Car Seat Lady on WordPress.com

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Nate Potter | permalink

> LATCH stands for Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren. It's also known as ISOFIX in Europe and LUAS (Lower Universal Anchorage System) in Canada. LATCH is a way to secure a child safety seat to the vehicle using straps from the child safety seat that connect to special metal anchors in the vehicle. VEHICLE LATCH ANCHORS LOWER ANCHORS: Lower…

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Tip 2 - How to Anchor a Child Safety Seat

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Steve Suderman | permalink

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that people incorrectly install child safety seats as many as 8 times out of 10. To reduce death caused by car accidents, child safety seats and vehicles manufactured after...
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Tip 3 - Child Car Seats, LATCH and Weight Limits | Edmunds.com

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ed Elrod | permalink

NHTSA tells parents not to use the lower anchors of LATCH if the combined weight of the child and the car seat is 65 pounds or more.

For further reading: http://www.edmunds.com/car-safety/what-parents-need-to-know-about-new-child-car-seat-latch-rules.html ^[3]

Tip 4 - Car Seat Tips

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Asha Williams | permalink

Seventy-three percent of car seats are not used or installed correctly, so before you hit the road, check your car seat.
Tags: Car seat safety, road safety, taffic safety, child safety

For further reading: http://www.safekids.org/tip/car-seat-tips ^[4]