Britax Parkway SG: Keep the Faith
 Britax Parkway SG |
There’s a leap of faith you make as a parent when your child moves from a convertible car seat to a belt-positioning booster. It’s scary at first to see how much more mobility they have and how much smaller they look in the backseat of your car.
The Britax Parkway SG ($120) belt-positioning booster goes a long way towards restoring that faith. It employs all of the added features Britax has become famous for, so that your big kid is as safe as possible on the last leg of their carseat journey.
The Parkway was very easy to put together and, once assembled, I was impressed by how much more sturdy it feels than other belt-positioning boosters we’ve tried.
You can transfer the Parkway from car to car without the backrest portion of the seat separating from the base. And when your child is ready to go backless, they can ride on the base alone.
The Parkway comes with dual cup holders that retract when not in use. Plus, the fabric (it comes in three color options: Sesame, Matrix and Onyx) was very plush and smooth against our son’s skin.
Click below to read about the feature that separates the Parkway from all other belt-positioning boosters.
Now, on to what’s really important! From a safety standpoint, it’s hard to find a belt-positioning booster that offers more than the Parkway. Just like Britax’s other convertible car seats the Boulevard CS and the Advocate CS, the Parkway offers true side-impact protection that limits injuries by distributing crash forces while forming a cocoon around your child’s body, shielding them from vehicle intrusion.
What we were most impressed by, however, is a nifty little device known as the ‘Secure Guard.’ It looks like a clip that emerges from the crotch area and grabs hold of the lap belt, so that in the event of a crash your child won’t slide out of their seat and suffer an abdominal injury (or worse).
It’s a much-needed added measure of security — creating, essentially, a four-point harness — that just doesn’t exist with other belt-positioning boosters available in the United States.
The Parkway has a 120-pound weight capacity for extended use. It fits children who are at least 40-pounds, measure 38 to 63 inches tall and have a seated shoulder height of 14 to 21 ½ inches with the backrest in place.
– Missy
