Released on = February 28, 2007, 2:02 pm

Press Release Author = Dan Slomka

Industry = Retail

Press Release Summary = A Youtube home video recently changed the way parents think
of car seat safety and raising the question of how long a child should stay in a car
seat.

Press Release Body = By now, nearly every parent with an internet connection has
heard of the sad video that came out on YouTube.com in November 2006, urging all
parents of toddlers to keep their kids in a car seat with a 5-point harness as
opposed to graduating them to booster seat attached with a regular seat belt.


The video was an emotional succession of photos with interspersed screens of text
and music playing throughout. For those who missed it, message contained in the
video started with:



I\'d like you to meet my son Kyle.


Kyle was 3 years old when he was killed because an incompetent driver ran a red
light and hit our mini-van at an intersection on May 29th 2005.

Kyle was in a booster seat, wearing his seatbelt when we were hit.


We thought he was protected...


Seatbelts are supposed to work. 100% of the time... right?


Well they don\'t.


Seatbelts frequently fail by either unlatching or not tightening upon impact. Kyle\'s
seatbelt was buckled but came unlatched upon impact.


His big sister was sitting right next to him in an identical booster, but her
seatbelt worked and she walked away.


The only difference was that her seat belt worked and his didn\'t...


Seatbelts are wonderful things, when they work...


There is something that could have prevented Kyle\'s death though...



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Web Site = http://www.tinyride.com/Britax-Regent-P977.aspx

Contact Details = Dan Slomka is a car seat and baby gear expert who writes for
Tinyride.com, who is proud to offer the