Replacing car seats after accidents

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Replacing car seats after accidents

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One of the issues when your car seat is in an accident is that people don't always know or even think about is that sometimes, depending on the crash -- and it might not be so severe -- it can cause hairline cracks within the seat. We wouldn't know that unless we x-rayed the seat. The standard is, depending on the state you live in, your insurance company has to replace your car seat from a fender-bender on up. In some states, there is a process that you have to go through. They are different state by state. It would be nice if it was a blanket, you get in a crash, you have to replace your car seat. Nobody can guarantee that it is fine. There might be a problem or a hairline crack in it.


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Cynthia Crothers

Car Seat Specialist

Cynthia Crothers of KidzSeatz Carseat Installation Service is a Nationally Certified Child Passenger Safety Specialist in Los Angeles and New Jersey. Cindy is the mother of five daughters and has six grandchildren.  An eager student, Cindy had the opportunity to go through a five day training with Sit Safe, the VW and Audi CPS training program. Amazed at how car seats and car seat safety has changed over the years, Cindy became a strong advocate for child passenger safety starting with her own grandchildren. Thousands of families later, she currently offers detailed hands-on training sessions for parents and caregivers. A parent needs to know how to customize and reinstall their car seat correctly and use it correctly for their child to have the best chance of surviving a crash. Vehicles are the number one killer of children under 16 years old. To Cindy, nothing is more important in protecting children on the move.

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