Is LATCH safer than a seat belt for securing a car seat?
BabyCenter Guest Blogger  posted: October 25, 2012, 2:12 pm  in:
Life & Home   By: Wes Bender, Safe Kids Worldwide  Working in
the arena of child passenger safety, I see a lot of confusion on
the issue of LATCH (Lower Anchors & Tethers for Children) vs.
seat belts.  LATCH was introduced in 2002 as a way of making car
seat installations easier for parents.  Every passenger vehicle
(with the exception of many public transportation vehicles)
manufactured beginning in September of 2002 were required to
have at least two seating positions featuring LATCH.  Child
restraint manufactures were also required to build LATCH
attachments on their harness restraints at the same time.  This
was all a way of making car seats and vehicles more compatible
for restraining children, providing an option other than the
seat belt to secure a restraint into the vehicle.  To answer the
question of whether LATCH is safer to secure a car seat – either
one, if used correctly, is