[willo]

Has anyone tried one of these SafeGuard seats that have been advertising themselves as the world's safest seats? The ads have been playing for at least a few months.

They have a forward facing seat that costs a whopping $450 (or so), but they say it exceeds the features of all other available seats. It is made of aluminum instead of plastic. It has RETRACTING straps for the child (like our adult seatbelts) to ensure a safe, snug fit every time you buckle the kid in. Etc.

I just wish there was more information from parents or consumer groups about whether this is all hype. I believe that a company could look at carseats from a "ground up" perspective and probably improve on what is currently available. These people also claim that, because they engineered for SAFETY and not with some pre-determined maximum price point in mind, that that is why their seat is so much more than others out there.

I've contacted Consumer Reports and asked them to add it to their next round of tests.

I just want to learn more!

Compared to the cost of the car, the seat is a trivial amount of money. I will spend this much money IF IT IS REALLY SAFER FOR MY CHILD.

--willo

	Forward Facing Car Seats A forward-facing car seat is one in which the child sits facing the front of the car. The seat should be installed in the back seat of your vehicle. Most forward-facing only seats are for children above 20 pounds.

	SafeGuard - Click for more info Indiana Mills and Manufacturing (IMMI) is SafeGuard’s parent company, and has been in the business of developing and manufacturing quality safety systems for every facet of the transportation industry for over 40 years, covering everything from the heavy truck and agricultural industries to child seating. IMMI has a world-renowned reputation for creating and promoting the highest rated safety harnesses and restraint systems available today, from integrated child seats in production vehicles to campaigning for increased use of safety harnesses on public transportation systems. Based in Westfield, Indiana, SafeGuard has been creating and testing essential components used across the child safety seat industry through their state of the art crash testing facilities since 1961. The SafeGuard and SafeGuard Go are IMMI’s first direct foray into the child safety seat market, and the results are simply outstanding. No other car seats or boosters are designed with as much attention to structural integrity, ease of installation, and total child safety. This seat has been subjected to the most thorough and extensive testing “ever conducted in the industry”: virtual prototyping with computer models; rigorous front, side, and rear impact crash testing; and environmental testing in a range of climates and road types.