He would be in his booster seat. Thanks.
2007-07-29 03:44:16 · 22 answers · asked by ChocolateEyeball 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
When I had my car seat checked at the local police station, the officer weighed my son and since he was over 40 pounds I was told to put him in a booster seat.
2007-07-29 04:10:48 · update #1
While it isn't the safest location in a vehicle, if it is the ONLY seating location and you HAVE to transport your child, then it is okay. If you can turn the airbag off, turn it off. Push the seat all the way back. It is more idealistic to have a child in a harnessed seat (which they do make them to harness 55, 65, 70 and 80lbs), a booster is okay. I think I would lock the seatbelt on him so he doesn't want to lean forward lean on the side, etc. You can lock the seatbelt by putting the seatbelt on your child. Pull the shoulder belt portion all the way out. Slowly let it retract back in. You should hear click click click...that means you have switched your belt into a locking seatbelt. If you do not hear click click, then you do not have a switchable retractor and you cannot lock the seatbelt.
He will be in a high back booster, correct? There is NO WAY I would put a 4 year old that is only 40lbs in a backless booster.
I have both my children in Britax Regents. They harness to 80lbs. IMHO, the 5 pt harness for children is safer than a seatbelt as it distributes a crash force more evenly across a child's body. An inexpensive higher harnessing 5 pt seat is the Apex 65 or Signature Biltmore (you must have headrests for this seat) http://www.albeebaby.com/sa1stap65bos.html
Also, if the front passenger seat is the ONLY seating postion available in your vehicle, it is not illegal.
Hope this helps.
2007-07-29 04:22:25 · answer #1 · answered by 2cutekiddos 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's not safe until she's 12 or the size of an average 12 y.o. The airbags deploy with enough force to stop an average-sized adult from going through the windshield. So when you think about the physics, the force of the airbag on her would be much higher than the force of her (flying forward in an accident) on the airbag. She would be hurt. Just be strong and ignore the whining. One day, when she's an adult and still alive and healthy, she'll see you made the right decision.
2016-05-17 05:24:23 · answer #2 · answered by joan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the laws dealing with cars eats differ from state to state in ohio it is 4 years or forty pounds.also this is a cargo van with no back seat and chances are no passenger airbag.as long as you have a proper booster seat shouldn't be a problem if this is your only vehicle then be aware of your surroundings the only thing you need to do is move the seat back as far as you can and make sure he is strapped in tight also if it does have airbags then either pull the fuse or disconnect it when my son was young I had to take him to daycare on my way to work in a cargo van never had any problems
2007-07-29 05:01:03 · answer #3 · answered by marfanman00000 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no.
to ride in without a car seat (which should never be put in the front seat) a child must be 4'9" and 80lbs in most states. Check out your local laws.
The law is to prevent junior from being decapitated by the airbag should it deploy.
I think 12 or 13 is the common age to let kids ride in the front.
2007-07-29 03:46:04 · answer #4 · answered by sweet_n_shy2323 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No. All kids need to be in the back seat, if there is one.
They're just safer back there, like being in the back of the plane.
Lala is right, it's about the airbag and the danger it poses to little ones.
Do a web search on airbags and children and you'll see a load of horrible stories that will make this decision for you.
2007-07-29 03:47:16 · answer #5 · answered by alisongiggles 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Just as long as it is legal. And the van does not wreck. You would be heartbroken for life if you hit something at 25 miles an hour and your passengers side air bag killed your child. Look at the warnings on the sunvisors and in the owners hand book some trucks you can turn off the right side air bag.
2007-07-29 03:50:11 · answer #6 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
NO!! A child should not ride in the front seat until age 12. Before that age their bodies are much to small and fragile to ride up front.
2007-07-29 03:46:14 · answer #7 · answered by ♥Mommy to 3 year old Jacob and baby on the way♥ 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No, if you get in an accident and your airbag deploy, the airbag could crush his body. I used to do outreach for homeless adults with mental illness, I spent a lot of time in the ER. I was in the E.R. one day, and an thin elderly lady came in with her husband. They had just been in an accident. Her husband was the driver. He was rushed to the back for treatment. She was talking to one of the nurses about the accident and was giving her their insurance information. The nurse did a quick upper body search of the ladies body and noticed some large bruises on the lady's body from the airbag. Because of her age the nurse wanted to do some xrays immediately. As the nurse was getting the wheelchair, the elderly lady collapse. Needless to say she was to rush to the bad for treatment. Later on when I came back to the ER. to check on my client. I asked one of the nurse I knew how the lady was doing and she told me the lady had died. The airbags had crushed her ribs and other body parts. I guess her body was in shock, thats why she didn't get the immediate reaction. But I hope that just gives you an idea of in inpact an airbag can have on an adult's body. So imagine what it could do to you little one. Plus it's illegal, and if a cop catchs you he'll give you a big ticket.
2007-07-29 04:12:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
If the Cargo Van has a back seat, the child MUST ride back there by LAW.
If it does not have a back seat, find a different vehicle as it is unsafe for the child to ride in front.
2007-07-29 03:50:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
Absolutely not. Must ride in car seat in the back seat.
2007-07-29 03:46:47 · answer #10 · answered by alfini 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋