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Joolsplus2
10-03-2009, 08:39 PM
To hold the lapbelt down.

No, there's no punchline :wink2:

Anyway, here's a crash test video of a booster in Europe that I'm in shock that they still sell.
http://www.oeamtc.at/refresh/frameset.php?p=http://www.oeamtc.at/netautor/html_seiten/kisitest/sunnytour.htm

Click on the Frontcrash video and Seitencrash Video headers. See how it slides out from under the kid and allows the lapbelt to ride up onto the abdomen? And how the whole body slams into the door? Ouch.

If you ever have someone ask you why the armrests have to be installed (with screws) on the Turbo, link them to this scary video.

:)