Driving with young children in West Bountiful, UT requires that your car have secure ways to attach child safety seats. At Larry H. Miller Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Bountiful, we’re going to share what LATCH restraints are and how to properly understand LATCH evaluation ratings.
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children, or LATCH, describes a system of restraints that cars use in order to attach child safety seats. In combination with safety belts, these anchors can also help enhance the safety of your children while you are riding in a car. LATCH evaluations use a four-part rating to determine how well the system functions in your car.
While LATCH can be used to help determine safety, it’s important to recognize that the evaluation measures how easy it is to use the LATCH restraints. A poor LATCH rating might not mean that the system is unsafe, nor does it measure other safety factors within your vehicle. Instead, LATCH evaluations grade the accessibility, angle of installation, and effort necessary to attach a child seat.
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