I’ve never been really fond of the whole car seat issue, if for no other reason than there’s so many ridiculous little curlicues involved with the whole thing. And when I saw this video of Elmo in a car seat I became even LESS convinced by the whole thing.
See, I, like most of you out there, rode in a regular car’s seat for years after I’d outgrown the traditional child seat. But that was well, WELL, before they had you sticking kids in car seats until they were somewhere around the age of seventeen. Frankly, if some of these people had their way I think we’d all be DRIVING in car seats facing backward in the back seat.
But then I caught this video of a Tickle Me Elmo doll placed in a car seat that actually fails simple safety tests three times out of four, and then I can’t help but think, if they’re THAT poorly built to begin with, well, then what chance does anybody have? Why even BOTHER?
Check out the video for yourselves, folks, and see if you’re not with me on this one.
Volkswagen garnered another award in the safety category as the Volkswagen Tiguan was rated one of the top small SUVs in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) new Roof Strength safety-test. Roof strength is a key factor in protecting vehicle occupants in a vehicle rollover, rated “Good” must have roofs that are more than twice as strong as minimum federal safety standards require.
Volkswagen’s compact sport utility vehicle previously received the IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK award for 2008, the highest rating possible from the non-profit research organization. The annual award recognizes vehicles that perform best in protecting passengers in the Institute’s front, side and rear crash test evaluations, and includes only vehicles with electronic stability control and head protection airbags. The Tiguan has also received top ratings in the IIHS front and side crash testing.
Tiguan, like all current 2009 model year Volkswagen vehicles, is included in the no-charge Carefree Maintenance Program. Under this program all of Tiguan’s scheduled maintenance, as described in its maintenance booklet, is covered for the length of the New Vehicle Warranty, three years or 36,000 miles, whichever occurs first.
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