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What kind of non-obvious damage could a car seat suffer in an accident? They're fairly simple devices.
by underwater 7y ago
What 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.