This from an actress who in the U.K. is known for playing indomitable spirits: Poppy, the pathologically optimistic heroine of Mike Leigh's "Happy-Go-Lucky," which won her a passel of awards, and Rita O'Grady, the leader of a group of female machinists who sewed car-seat covers and in 1968 went on strike in Essex over unequal pay. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Looking back at the not-too-distant past, I recollect how much we dragged our own kid over a lot of states – mouth spread like a bull-horn and cemented in her car-seat by raisins, mushy animal crackers, and cookie crumbs – and I have to smile through the apprehension that still roils my stomach every August. ❋ Unknown (2009)
He credits public health campaigns, such as car-seat legislation and anti-drug and anti-smoking efforts. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Bugaboo strollers feature reversible and detachable seats, adjustable handlebars, a click-in car-seat holder, multi-terrain swivel wheels with suspension, plus a two-wheel mode that allows for easy dragging uphill or in snow. ❋ Laura Stevens (2011)
Dr. Winston, a pediatrician and the scientific director of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Injury Research and Prevention, says grandparents could likely improve their relatively low injury rates if they better adhere to the latest guidelines on car-seat use. ❋ Jennifer Corbett Dooren (2011)
Orders from office furniture makers, who are benefiting from relatively strong business spending, and from car-seat manufacturers have been good, for instance, while the bedding industry—closely tied to the nation's struggling housing sector—has been sluggish. ❋ Timothy Aeppel (2011)
By boosting the car-seat age, states are following guidelines set by medical experts. ❋ Pui-Wing Tam (2011)
This group installed the car seats too loosely 85% of the time, at the incorrect angle 82% of the time see Why infant car-seat angle is so important, and with twisted lower-anchor straps 50% of the time. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Even with our combined experience, we routinely find ourselves challenged by complicated car-seat instruction manuals and installations. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Thankfully, car seats and newer vehicles now come equipped with the LATCH system, which makes car-seat installation infinitely easier than it was fifteen years ago. ❋ Dawn Meehan (2010)
Here at Consumer Reports, as part of our evaluations of child car seats, we perform hundreds of car-seat installations in different test vehicles. ❋ Unknown (2010)
We also maintain our certifications as Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technicians to keep up with the latest car-seat technologies, and see what parents and caregivers face within their own vehicles. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The front end is a racing car, the rear a family wagon – the back seats even have Isofix car-seat fixings for toddlers. ❋ Martin Love (2010)
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA recently evaluated car-seat installations by participants with varying levels of experience and described what they found in their report, Drivers' Mistakes When Installing Child Seats. ❋ Unknown (2010)
This group installed the car seats too loosely 85% of the time, at the incorrect angle 82% of the time (see Why infant car-seat angle is so important), and with twisted lower-anchor straps 50% of the time. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently evaluated car-seat installations by participants with varying levels of experience and described what they found in their report, Drivers 'Mistakes When Installing Child Seats. ❋ Unknown (2010)
We also maintain our certifications as Child Passenger Safety CPS Technicians to keep up with the latest car-seat technologies, and see what parents and caregivers face within their own vehicles. ❋ Unknown (2010)
