car seats and strollers.....which ones are safer and why?

Answer 1

The best stroller in the market is made by chicco its very durable and Have the strongest frame and is not heavy at all, the infant carrier is the safest one in the market the base has a true 45 degree angle which is gives you the best safest setting once installed in the car. also the infant carrier has a body pillow call snuzzler and absorb the impact during an accident the feature is a new standard (start Sept 1, 07) in safety and chicco added this feature almost 1 1/2yrs ahead of schedule.

the second best is evenflo the stroller have very similar feature but the stroller is a bit heavier.

and last is combi the only thing that i don't like is the stroller to me t looks to flimsy.

on the other hand the safest convestible car seat are

cosco/eddie bauer 3-in-1: cost around $130 to $180 safest and worth every penny very safe and they last for awhile this sit will turn into a booster seat. average use 6+ years
evenflo - is label under Titan and it cost around $100 the other ones (triumph series) to many problems and very hard to work the titans are very easy not complicated like the triumph. average use 2 1/2 years to 3 years.
Graco - comfort sports series cost $60 to $130 very simlar feature like the titan but the use is a little more restricted up 2 years the best one cost around $100 the most expensive is near $130 is comfortable but you can't wash it because is made out of memory foam.

Answer 2

You don't mention what you're asking for... If you're looking for car-seat safety, I'll answer below. if you're asking for a comparison between car-seats and strollers, I'd say there's no comparison, they have different purposes.

Infant carseats are the "bucket" carseats that usually come with a base. The base is installed in the car & left there, the bucket detaches so you can carry baby in it. Some infant seats come as part of a stroller system, so you can attach the bucket to the stroller. I had an eddie bauer travel system that I did not love. The carseat was heavy, and the handle was very hard to adjust (most seats require that the handle be in the "down" position when in the car). However, at the time I bought it, it had the highest weight limit for an infant seat (22lbs). The stroller wheels caught and squeaked like crazy, even after multiple applications of wd-40.

Most infant carseats will be outgrown when baby reaches the weight limit of the seat. My son outgrew his at 6 months old. Based on that, my new fav is the Graco SafeSeat 1. It is an infant seat with a 30lb weight limit. I don't know if it comes as part of a travel system.

The next type of carseat is the convertible carseat. These rear-face, then forward face. Most have rear-facing weight limits up to 33 or 35 lbs. Britax convertibles rf to 33lbs, then ff to 65lbs. The Sunshine Kids Radian rf to 33lbs, then ff to 65 or 80lbs, depending on the model. Recaro is coming out (this summer) with a new line of convertibles that rf to 33lbs (I think) and ff to 70lbs. The Fisher Price Safe Voyage Deluxe rf to 33lbs, and ff to 55lbs. It is based on the Britax convertibles, without all the "fancy" stuff. The Evenflo, Cosco, Graco, etc (and this includes the EDDIE BAUER 3-IN-1!!) usually rf to 35lbs, but only forward faces to 40lbs.

My favs in this category are the Britax (I have a Marathon), the Radian, and most probably the Recaro. My Britax has been easy to install in every vehicle I've put it in. It has 17" top harness slots, and my son still has growing room in it at 4. The Radian also has 17" top harness slots, and is the narrowest convertible on the market. The new Recaro is supposed to have 19" top slots. Hurrah!

Now, why is that important? Children grow differently. Some children add height in their legs, while others add height in their torso. When forward-facing, the harness has to be at or above the child's shoulders to properly restrain the child in an accident. So, if the child has a long torso, but the harness slots in the carseat are low, the child will outgrow the seat sooner. I had the Eddie Bauer 3-in-1 - my son outgrew it at 2.5 years, because his shoulders were above the top harness slots for forward facing, WHICH ARE NOT THE TOP HARNESS SLOTS on the seat! The top set are for forward-facing BOOSTER use ONLY!

Next comes the combination seat. These are carseats that do NOT rear-face, they forward-face and then convert to a booster. The Recaro Young Sport is one example, the Apex (either by Cosco or Safety First, they're the same seat) is another. These usually only ff to 40lbs. I have no favs in this category, I'm hoping to skip it altogether.

There's also the forward-facing only seat. These CANNOT be used rear-facing, and DO NOT convert to a booster. The Britax Regent or Safeguard seat are the best - they both have high weight limits (80lbs and 65lbs), high harness slots (20" and 19"), and are relatively easy to install, especially the Safeguard seat. Of course, these are also very expensive seats! But, if I bought my son the Regent now, he'll likely use it until he's 8 (and might not need a booster after).

Then there's the booster. There are two types - the highback booster and the backless booster. The backless booster is just a pad that you put under the child to boost him/her up to the correct height for using the seatbelet. The highback booster has a back, and provides some head protection. Most have different heights on the "head" part so you can move it up as the child grows.

hth! If you have more questions on carseats, check out www.car-seat.org. There are child passenger safety technicians on the forum who will gladly help you out.

Answer 3

For a newborn to six months a combo stroller car seat that locks into the stroller so you don't have to wake the baby each time you get out of the car. At six months get the Cosco Eddie Bauer deluxe you can get it on line it is pricey but we are still using it and Anthony is 7 as a boaster seat. Get the combo one at Target. The stroller is great after too.
Mom of two God mom & aunt of nine I have bought a lot of baby stuff over the last 15 years!

Answer 4

The most important thing about carseats is that they are secured correctly and the baby is buckled in correctly. If they're not then it doesn't matter if you have an eight hundred dollar carseat or a fifty dollar carseat. If you call your local fire department non emergancy line, they can let you know about workshops and testing that they have in your area. I had an expensive carseat and I went to one of those and found out that I didn't have my daughter buckled in correctly and got a lot out of it. For a newborn, the combo strollers are the best because they support the neck better, I used that for a while and now I use an umbrella stroller.

Answer 5

I believe that this year Britax & Graco Snug n Ride were both rated highly in consumer studies. I bought the Graco car seat/stroller combo for my baby!

Answer 6

I would say that Britax carseats are by far the SAFEST ones you can buy.

Here is why http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azgBhZfcqaQ

Make sure you buy one that is 5point harness and will fit your child to the highest weight possible, preferably 80lbs.

Strollers, hmmmm, I don't think safety is such an issue with strollers. Be more careful and spend more money on your carseat.

Answer 7

Consumer Reports has a list of the so called safest, but now they say that they have to re-test because the car seats were tested at to high a speed, makes no sense to me. The worst rated was the Eddie Bauer. Evenflo Discovery was one of the safest

Answer 8

car seats are safer because they are securly fastened.