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 | 10/3/2008 :: Britax Parkway™ and Monarch™ Booster Seats Named ‘Best Bet' Models in Safety Evaluation
Britax’s Parkway™ and Monarch™ belt-positioning booster seats were recognized as ‘best bet’ boosters by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) today in a study that tested how well various booster seats improve vehicle seat belt fit.
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| 7/8/2008 :: Britax Introduces Boulevard® CS to Help Parents Prevent Misuse
Britax Child Safety Inc. has gone one step further in enhancing the safety of child car seats. The Britax Boulevard® CS introduces the Click & Safe™ snug harness indicator, a solution to the leading misuse of child safety seats. The Boulevard CS wit...
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| 6/13/2008 :: How And When To Use A Car Seat This Summer
When traveling with an infant or small child this summer, Britax, a leading child seat manufacturer, offers this advice on how and when to use a child seat when traveling by car or airplane.
On the Road Again
Whether they’re riding i...
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| 6/12/2008 :: Britax Introduces Car Seats Featuring True Side Impact Protection™ In Canada
Britax Child Safety Inc., a leading child seat manufacturer and pioneer of child passenger safety, has announced the debut of its True Side Impact Protection® family of products in Canada. The Diplomat™ compact convertible, Boulevard® convertible an...
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| 3/31/2008 :: Britax Launches Frontier Combination Harness-2-Booster Seat
Britax Child Safety Inc., recognized as a leader in child seat manufacturing and child passenger safety, has announced the launch of the Frontier™, the first seat to offer children between 25 and 80 pounds True Side Impact Protection® with a five-poi...
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| 12/19/2007 :: Britax Featured in The Wall Street Journal
Britax was recently featured in an article in The Wall Street Journal regarding the importance of side impact protection. Click on the link below to read the complete article.
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| 8/13/2007 :: Britax Launches Compact Car Seat
BRITAX LAUNCHES COMPACT CHILD SEAT WITH TRUE SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION™. Britax Child Safety Inc., a leading child seat manufacturer, has announced the addition of the Diplomat™, a compact child seat with True Side Impact Protection™.
“A gr...
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| 1/18/2007 :: Britax Responds To Consumer Reports Retraction
Britax Child Safety Inc. applauded the decision by Consumer Reports to withdraw its recent report on infant car seats and acknowledge that the test results upon which the report was based may be significantly flawed.
Since the results were...
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| 1/4/2007 :: Britax Responds to Consumer Reports Article
Britax Child Safety Inc, is a leader and manufacturer in child safety products, which are routinely top rated by Consumer Reports. Britax supports the efforts of Consumer Reports in providing product information and ratings to consumers. We recogni...
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Britax Parkway™ and Monarch™ Booster Seats Named ‘Best Bet' Models in Safety Evaluation
10/3/2008
Britax’s Parkway™ and Monarch™ belt-positioning booster seats were recognized as ‘best bet’ boosters by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) today in a study that tested how well various booster seats improve vehicle seat belt fit.
The Parkway and Monarch were among 10 booster seats recognized as best bets in an evaluation conducted by the IIHS and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. While both Britax booster seats are earlier models, many are still available at independent and mass retailers nationwide.
“We’re pleased to be recognized as a best bet, as our number one goal is to keep children safe,” said Jon Chamberlain, president of Britax. “Our latest booster seat, the Frontier, was modeled after the Parkway and Monarch, and improves upon the safety features found in both seats.”
The Frontier™ combination harness-2-booster was just released in May and not included in the IIHS evaluation. The seat addresses calls from groups such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to keep children harnessed as long as possible. The Frontier is the first seat to offer children between 25 and 80 pounds a five-point harness and True Side Impact Protection, and can also accommodate children between 40 and 100 pounds as a vehicle seat belt-positioning booster.
In a vehicle seat belt fit evaluation similar to the one conducted by IIHS, Britax found that the Frontier offers a fit that is comparable to both the Parkway and Monarch.
“A booster seat’s safety belt fit varies slightly depending on make and model of the car, van or truck,” said Pankaj Amesar, advanced technology program manager for Britax. “However, when we tested the Frontier in booster position, we found that the Frontier shared the same quality of fit as the best bet booster seats.”