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> so long as a seat hasn’t been in a crash or otherwise doesn’t exhibit any damage That seems a sufficient reason not to accept a used seat from someone you do
by whoopdedo 7y ago
> so long as a seat hasn’t been in a crash or otherwise doesn’t exhibit any damage
That seems a sufficient reason not to accept a used seat from someone you don't know. Another reason for concern that wasn't mentioned is needing to know if the product was recalled.
Upshot being there's likely no reason to throw away an older car seat. You probably still don't want to shop for one at a yard sale.
- underwater 7y agoWhat kind of non-obvious damage could a car seat suffer in an accident? They're fairly simple devices.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoInternal structure damage reducing effectiveness in future impacts. There are shock stickers shippers use to verify if shipments have exceeded certain shock thresholds; car seats with a similar feature would allow for a second hand market (as data shows car seats should be safe to use for 20-30 years, if they haven’t been exposed to stresses from an accident). You just need enough customers to ask for it, or regulation.
- jakobegger 7y agoWhat kind of "internal structure damage" would that be? Most car seats aren't really that complex, and when you take apart a car seat (eg to wash the cover) you can see all the "internal structure", and it would be very obvious if something was damaged in a crash.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoStress on the plastic structure, which usually isn’t exposed even with the cover off. Get a car seat from a moderate or severe accident, and cut it in half; you’ll be able to see the damage from the forces involved.
- sjg007 7y agoYou should see stress marks on the plastic
- jakobegger 7y agoYeah, I'd really love to see pictures of a car seat that has enough "internal damage" to be dangerous, without that damage being visible when you take the cover off.