Among the 41 models of new child booster seats for 2014, 27 have been awarded the Insurance Insitiute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) BEST BET design -- more than in any prior year...
Boosters earn a rating of BEST BET, GOOD BET, Check Fit or Not Recommended, based on a protocol that involves measuring how 3-point lap and shoulder belts fit a child-size test dummy seated in the booster on a stationary test fixture. Measurements are taken under 4 conditions spanning the range of safety belt configurations in passenger vehicles. The evaluations focus on belt fit and don't involve crash tests.
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