I like to think myself as an intelligent being, and a handy one at
that, which is why I chose to install the child safety seats in my car.
Today, the dealer, where my wife purchased her car, were doing a free
certification check for child safety seats, so I went along with two
seats and my car. I was surprised to find out:
a) One of the seats, which I had not installed, was broken (missing screw on one of the buckle attachments).
b) The harness on the other installed seat was threaded incorrectly.
c) The installed seat was not jammed in tight enough.
I am so glad that I went and got these seats checked out. In the event
of a car accident my children could have been at serious risk - not
quite as bad as if they were in no seat at all, but not as safe as they
should be.