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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
How do they do this? Given that a rear-facing seat barely fits in most cars with the passenger seats all the way up, and by "most cars" I mean big, American, cars, not panty-waisted Swedish cars, knee surgery rates among Swedish parents must be quite high.
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I exaggerated a little bit. It is more to like age 4. See
http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.o...s/wmj/funk.pdf
At the bottom of the first page. Their stats were even better than I remembered. The Swedish research was what persuaded the AAP to change their recommendation. An excellent article about what happens to kids in accidents in various restraints.
In any case, it's not that bad. Most kids can rearface in a Britax until around age 3, and at that age the seat can be more upright than it is for newborns (no 45 degree angle requirement for older kids), thus giving the average parent more room. The thing is that most kids don't mind sitting in the seat with their legs crossed at the ankles/calves (reminiscent of indian style). In the US, the seat with the highest rearfacing limit is the Cosco Scenara at 35 lbs.
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