Baby on the way? Need a bigger car? Pah!!

[Sheepshanks]

DoubleD said:

What happens to the child if you suddenly stop? How are they restrained?

Or, based on the picture above, it gets rammed from behind while broken down on the hard shoulder!

I wonder if that restraint is legal now?

[Hugo a Gogo]

Kawasicki said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

Kawasicki said:

Our family car is a Touran 7 seater, I've got three kids. Could someone please suggest a small car that fits three kids seats on the rear bench, which allows the seatbelts to be fastened with the seats still in position?

I did it in a Focus

depends on the seats

What seats did you use. I had a Focus about 2012 and no way could I get the kids seat belts on when the kids were all sat down. This was possible in a Ford Falcon, but that has a rear bench a few cm wider than an S-Class.

one big forward facing römer/britax baby seat, one high back next-stage thing, and one booster seat in the middle

edit: thinking about it, did it earlier with 2 high-back ones and a rear facing baby lie-down thing too

(technical terms!)

Edited by Hugo a Gogo on Tuesday 24th January 21:51

[caelite]

My little cousin has just had her first (at 18... won't go into that). She is currently getting by just fine on in her 3dr Punto. She seems to get by carrying an all purpose 'baby holder' which the kid goes into and you strap in to the back seat of the car, and a rucksack full of assorted baby tat (nappies etc), and a handsack full of women related tat.

Edited by caelite on Tuesday 24th January 19:18

[skinnyman]

My mother 'managed' with a classic mini when myself and brother were smaller. Was it physically possible to do so? Yes. Was it the safest and most efficient way to carry around two small children? No.

Baby no2. is on the way in March, and we've just px'd the wife's Fiesta for a CMax, why? Because the CMax is easier to live with day to day, and we wanted to.

[ol]

Sheepshanks said:

DoubleD said:

What happens to the child if you suddenly stop? How are they restrained?

Or, based on the picture above, it gets rammed from behind while broken down on the hard shoulder!

I wonder if that restraint is legal now?

The baby seat is secured at each end to the seatbelt - it was actually rated safer than the traditional rear facing seats in crash tests. I think someone from PH was actually involved in designing it. Worked very well and perfectly legal

[DoubleD]

ol said:

Sheepshanks said:

DoubleD said:

What happens to the child if you suddenly stop? How are they restrained?

Or, based on the picture above, it gets rammed from behind while broken down on the hard shoulder!

I wonder if that restraint is legal now?

The baby seat is secured at each end to the seatbelt - it was actually rated safer than the traditional rear facing seats in crash tests. I think someone from PH was actually involved in designing it. Worked very well and perfectly legal

But how is the baby secured?

[ol]

DoubleD said:

ol said:

Sheepshanks said:

DoubleD said:

What happens to the child if you suddenly stop? How are they restrained?

Or, based on the picture above, it gets rammed from behind while broken down on the hard shoulder!

I wonder if that restraint is legal now?

The baby seat is secured at each end to the seatbelt - it was actually rated safer than the traditional rear facing seats in crash tests. I think someone from PH was actually involved in designing it. Worked very well and perfectly legal

But how is the baby secured?

Strapped in as per a normal seat. It's a lot safer than it looks

[PugwasHDJ80]

Ol we've got one too- a Jane

works really

baby is secured with a five point harness, lying down, the worst that will happen is that they move to the edge of the cot in an accident (which is about 4 centimeteres and cushioned)

Much safe and healhtier than having them scrunched up in a child seat for hours