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Safety 1st Designer

Approximate retail price:

$70

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Type: Infant car seats

About - Safety 1st Designer
The Designer is part of the car seat test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, infant car seat models like the Designer are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below. Crash protection: We hired a contract lab to perform crash tests to the government standards as dictated by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213. Crash tests simulate a head-on 30-mph crash with a 22-pound instrumented test dummy representing an average-sized 12-month-old child. Ease of use: Includes the clarity of instructions, installing the seat, adjusting harness positions, placing a child in the seat, securing the harness, and removing the child. Fit to vehicle: Represents the ease of securely installing the seats in cars with various seat configurations and safety belt designs.

About - Safety 1st Designer

The Designer is part of the car seat test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, infant car seat models like the Designer are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Crash protection:: We hired a contract lab to perform crash tests to the government standards as dictated by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213. Crash tests simulate a head-on 30-mph crash with a 22-pound instrumented test dummy representing an average-sized 12-month-old child.
Ease of use:: Includes the clarity of instructions, installing the seat, adjusting harness positions, placing a child in the seat, securing the harness, and removing the child.
Fit to vehicle:: Represents the ease of securely installing the seats in cars with various seat configurations and safety belt designs.

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Good but not great

By mom the tired from spfld ma on 9/29/2009

Pros:

Easy to Clean, Easy to install, Safe, Sturdy

Cons:

Bulky, Difficult To Adjust, Heavy, Uncomfortable

Best Uses:

Infants, Newborn

Describe Yourself:

Parent of Two or More Children

How long have you owned it:

Three-to-six months

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I use this car seat for my four month old son and bought it before he was born thank goodness because hes very big. I like the stlye of the coloring and the material because it is very easy to clean. I do not like the fact that it is EXTREMLY heavy for a car seat even without a baby in it and akward to carry. The buckle it more like putting a puzzle together than buckling a buckle. My husband has large hands and has a very hard time with the buckle.

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