Is it legal, in CA to let a baby ride in an el camino, in a baby seat?

Answer 1

“Children MUST be secured in an appropriate child passenger restraint (safety seat or booster seat) IN THE BACK SEAT OF A VEHICLE until they are at least 6 years old or weigh at least 60 pounds.” http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/child_safetyseats.html

“Are there exemptions? Yes, there are a few. Your child may ride in the front seat if: Your vehicle has no rear seats…” http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/child_safetyseat_faqs.html

California Vehicle Code section 27360, subdivision (c), paragraph “(2) A child or ward may not ride in the front seat of a motor vehicle with an active passenger airbag if the child or ward is one of the following: (A) Under one year of age. (B) Less than 20 pounds. (C) Riding in a rear-facing child passenger restraint system.” http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc27360.htm

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Answer 2

I don't think it's legal for anyone to ride in an El Camino. Just kidding. Where else can you put the baby in an El Camino? It only has one seat.

Answer 3

I can't see why it would be a problem if the seat is safe, properly installed and used correctly. I agree with the previous answerer that having the authorities check out the seat is a good idea.

Answer 4

There is no reason you can't do this. If this is your first child, or even your second, you might want to drop into your local police station, or sheriff's office and ask for one of them to check your car seat installation. Most all police departments have at least one officer who has had specialized training in car seat installations, and they all will be happy to check out your seat and installation at no cost to you....

Answer 5

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL (DMV) DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES OFFICE, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY AND ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU WILL BE GETTING THE CORRECT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION.