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[Closed] Car booster cusions - adult vs kid

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Can someone explain why kids get plastic plinths with a tiny bit of padding on top, but short adults get a proper cushion? Is there any reason I can't get a cushion marketed at adults for my 10 year old kid?

https://www.halfords.com/motoring/car-accessories/car-seat-covers-cushions/halfords-comfort-cushion-274321.html


 
Posted : 05/10/2021 1:52 pm
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The law?

https://www.gov.uk/child-car-seats-the-rules

Boosters need to be ECE R44 labelled.


 
Posted : 05/10/2021 2:04 pm
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Structural strength.

For kids its about ensuring that the seatbelt works properly.
For short arse adults it's about comfort.
You could argue that short adults should also have to use a structural one, but that would be heightist.


 
Posted : 05/10/2021 2:08 pm
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The law?

https://www.gov.uk/child-car-seats-the-rules

Boosters need to be ECE R44 labelled.

Hmm.. I think she's more than 135cm, but she just prefers the extra height. That might put her outside that law.


 
Posted : 05/10/2021 2:14 pm
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> deleted as I was even more wrong than normal <


 
Posted : 05/10/2021 2:17 pm