Pics of kids in the RSTV's?

[CelticLabyrinth]

If you have a pic of a kid in an RSTV please post or link! I need to convince someone who thinks they're "stupid" that it's a safe and viable option (and the only option for a lap only belt between to GN's in a Grand Am.... :whistle: )

[ketchupqueen]

Well, an 86-Y would also be an option, yes?

[CelticLabyrinth]

Well, an 86-Y would also be an option, yes?

Any available booster won't fit in the space, and the kids will be

T-5 y/o & 42ish lbs (her mom uses a backless booster)
C- 4 y/o & 38 lbs (high func. autism)
A- 3 y/o & 33 lbs

The only other option would be to put turbos outboard for C & T- which might work OK for short trips (don't know- I've never road with C in a booster), but would be more risky for longer trips. The shoulder belts don't lock, so that's even a less appealing option... two radians and a booster would work, but that's like, what, 4x's the cost of a RSTV? If it's just me, or just my mom, driving then of course one kid could ride in front, but that isn't a good option either....

I'll convince her. I just want photos showing it's not "stupid" :D .

[ketchupqueen]

Ah! I was thinking for an OLDER kid. Never mind me. :)

Hopefully some nice pictures will turn up for you then.

I am getting one later this week and am very excited-- I'll be doing 3-across in a Sentra (:eek:) with a RF Uptown, FF Radian, and the RSTV in the middle.

[CelticLabyrinth]

Good luck! I know that even the RSTV will even be a tight fit between the two GN's- good thing the kids are all skinny minis!

[courtfrog2]

This is my DD. She rides in this daily in her daycare lady's car. She loves it actually. Just bought my 9 year old a size large. I chose these over the EZ on harness because you can use the LATCH in the vehicles instead of having to put in different ones. Once installed, there is no way she is going anywhere! She even can use it w/out the tether in the vehicles without tethers as long as she has a Lap/shoulder belt. Plus... they never expire and the EZ on's do.

[HEVY]

This one is from about a year ago. Funny, I don't have one from when she was using it in DH's car with just the lapbelt and tether (using tether here too) Hopefully I will be getting my car back today and will post updated ones, with shoulder/lap and lap only.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f212/HEVYNN/cR002.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f212/HEVYNN/cR004.jpg

[fyrfightermomma]

I'm confused how these work. Looking at Hevy's picture, I don't understand how it restrains the child. It looks just like she's wearing a vest and actually being restrained by a seatbelt. It doesn't look any different than if that was a jacket and she was being restrained by the seatbelt, KWIM? In an impact, won't the high lap belt impact her the same as if she had no vest on?? I can't imagine a top tether does anything to stop her from impacting the lapbelt.

Someone explain this to clueless me! :confused: LOL

[Jeanum]

The vest disperses crash forces similar to a 5-point harness. Details and crash test videos (http://www.safetrafficsystem.com/newsite/testmovie.php) are at the manufacturer's website: http://www.safetrafficsystem.com/

[mish]

I have pics, but I'm at work right now. I will try to post some later. My son is bigger than those pictured here. Does that matter? He is over 60 pounds and he is 8.

[J-max]

I can take some this afternoon, of my 4 and 5 year old in it, I can even to them between 2 GNs if you would like :)

[CelticLabyrinth]

Thanks for the pics! I'll show them to her :)

I convinced her today- a half hour of, erm, mildly ranting about it on the way to the zoo :whistle: (she's family, she'll live) and she is now letting me do whatever :D .

Any more pics would be great to show her how kids fit them- don't worry about getting them up quickly though :) .

[Thanksgiving_Twins_Mom]

Sigh, I *really* need to take a better pic. This was just a "see how it fits" shot I took the day we got our RSTV. I was so eager to show how I could finally fit another child safely between two Parkways in the back of a 1997 Honda Civic that I didn't get the vest all properly snugged down on DD2 so it's riding too high on her and the lap belt position's wrong (don't worry, we didn't drive anywhere with the vest like that). DD's are still at school now and the Civic is in the shop getting a muffler transplant, so a new pic will have to wait another day or two.
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x232/chanjung4/carseat%20testing/DSCF1422-1.jpg
Oh, and on the occasions where we've given one of DDs' classmates a ride home and offered the classmate the choice of using one of the Parkways or the vest, at least half of them choose the vest.

[HEVY]

Updated today.

With shoulder/lap belt.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f212/HEVYNN/Picture212-1.jpg

With lap belt and tether.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f212/HEVYNN/Picture214-1.jpg