According to the IIHS, a child booster seat should put the lower portion of the seat belt across the upper thighs and the shoulder belt at mid-shoulder. Those booster seats that met these criteria ...

Our experts test dozens of booster seats for safety, belt fit, and much more. The top-performing booster seats all have a good seat belt fit. By Emily A. Thomas, PhD Updated by Kala Herh Children ...

A booster seat is a backless car seat cushion that raises a child around four to six inches above the vehicle seat so that the three-point seat belt sits across the correct places of a child's body so ...

Older children are recommended to use booster seats that utilize the vehicle’s seat belt. (This article was written by Ryuta Sometaya and Yukiko Nakamura.) ...

Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored in our Car Seat Check of the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox.

This law requires booster seats for kids usually starting at age 4 to ensure adult seat belts fit them correctly. “Our wish is to not have to write any seat belt tickets, but that’s not ...

A rating that reflects a booster seat's ability to correctly position ... backless booster that earned average scores for belt fit in our tests. The exceptionally lightweight (only 3 pounds ...

the ease of achieving an appropriate belt fit, and the transition between highback and backless modes where applicable. Crash structural integrity: Whether a booster seat maintains its structure ...

Thursday, 23-year-old Maydellin Najarro-Macario was arrested for the tragic death of her three-year-old daughter after a car crash. The crash happened on Februa ...