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Originally Posted by ISUKappa
So, once, Consumer Reports did this test on infant carseats and rated a bunch as unsafe or subpar. And then it was discovered that CR outsourced these tests and they were run at a much higher rate of speed than stated, skewing the results and then CR later retracted their findings.
So yeah, I don't have much faith in CR.
And I like PB, they fit well with my Midwestern plebian tastes.
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Well, if you like particle board furniture.. what can I say?
Regarding Consumer Reports... is this what you're talking about?
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/b...7_seats_ov.htm
Personally, I have a lot of faith in CR, because they realized their study was flawed and immediately retracted the story. If they tried to cover it up, THEN I would lose faith.
I also like the fact that they take no advertising so that their results wouldn't be influenced by advertising revenue.
Here is quote from their retraction:
"We withdrew the report immediately upon discovering a substantive issue that may have affected the original test results. The issue came to light based on new information received Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) concerning the speed at which our side-impact tests were conducted.
The original study, published in the February issue of Consumer Reports, was aimed at discovering how infant seats performed in tests at speeds that match those used in the government’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). This program tests most new vehicles in crashes at speeds of 35 mph for frontal impact and 38 mph for side impact. Child safety seats, in contrast, are currently tested only in front-impact crashes at speeds of 30 mph.
Our tests were intended to simulate side crashes at the NCAP speed of 38 mph. The new information raises a question about whether the tests accurately simulated that speed, however, so we are now reviewing our tests and the resulting article."