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On Thursday, November 7, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) issued its list of this year's best and worst booster seats for children.  More than any other year, the IIHS rated 5 seats "Good Bet" and 58 seats "Best Bet".  Booster seats are recommended so that seat belts fit properly.  Experts recommend that booster seats be used until children reach the height of 4'9".  This is the height at which seat belts were designed to fit properly.

Here are the IIHS categories: 

• Best Bets - Seats that provide good belt fit for a typical 4 to 8 year-old in almost any car, minivan or SUV.
• Good Bets - Seats that provide acceptable belt fit in most cars, minivans or SUVs.
• Not recommended:  Seats which don't provide good belt fit and should be avoided.
• Check fit: Booster seats that IIHS has tested that have varied results depending on child size and vehicle model.  This designation appears on some models in the "Search by brand" section.

For safety reasons, the IIHS says that both the lap and shoulder belts must fit correctly.  Here is a link to the IIHS video on booster seats along with images below from the IIHS website:  IIHS Video Link 

According to Pediatrics (Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics) report,"Child Passenger Safety", each year more than 5,000 children and adolescents under the age of 21 die in crashes, representing approximately 15% of the people killed each year in crashes. 

"At Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A. we see the devastating loss families receive from injuries or deaths of children or adolescents from vehicle crashes.  We recommend that children use booster seats as the safety experts advise and as outlined in this blog," said Attorney Randall Spivey.

Lee County Personal Injury Attorney, Randall L. Spivey is a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney – the highest recognition for competence bestowed by the Florida Bar and a distinction earned by just one (1%)  percent of Florida attorneys. He has handled over 2,000 personal injury and wrongful death cases throughout Florida. For a free and confidential consultation to discuss your legal rights, contact the Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A., in Lee County at  239. 337.7483 or toll free at 1.888.477.4839, or by email to Randall@SpiveyLaw.com.  Visit SpiveyLaw.com  for more information. You can contact Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A. in Charlotte County at 941.764.7748 and in Collier County 239.793.7748.