steph_s
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I knew the day would come as my son and my friends children get older, but I was not prepared and now have a rather large issue. I have no head rests in the back seat of my vehicle and in the center seating position I have one of those stupid lap/shoulder belt things where the lap belt needs to be attached to the shoulder belt to use both together. I have always used this seating position with a regular car seat and just installed using the lap belt, but can't now.
I am transporting a 6yo- small torso 56lbs needs the high back in a pkwy, an 8 year old who is in a no back booster (if there is a head rests behind him, in my car this doesn't work at all there is nothing behind his head and he doesn't fit well in just a seat belt, can't use the seat belt because of the mentioned issue before), and my 5yo- long torso in his pkwy sg. I must remove my son's regent to get all 3 across easier and because he doesn't want to be a "baby" in front of his cousin and he sits ok in a booster seat. (We are working on booster training). I am traveling about 30-40 minutes all highway and have no idea how to transport this 8 yo safely! I typically use the rstv in my vehicle but right now the center latch position's top tether (which is needed with just the lap belt) has been recalled (got the notice last week was not standard in my vehicle and apparently it's just the center seating position one that was recalled).
So I can't use the center position with the rstv and can't use it with the weird lap shoulder belt thing (or at least it's my understanding I can't). What to do?
Further explanation of the seat belt situation... The shoulder belt does retract. the lap belt has it's own adjuster. They attach by a little hook sort of to each other. Who invented these things anyways? Seriously is this safe for anyone?
I am transporting a 6yo- small torso 56lbs needs the high back in a pkwy, an 8 year old who is in a no back booster (if there is a head rests behind him, in my car this doesn't work at all there is nothing behind his head and he doesn't fit well in just a seat belt, can't use the seat belt because of the mentioned issue before), and my 5yo- long torso in his pkwy sg. I must remove my son's regent to get all 3 across easier and because he doesn't want to be a "baby" in front of his cousin and he sits ok in a booster seat. (We are working on booster training). I am traveling about 30-40 minutes all highway and have no idea how to transport this 8 yo safely! I typically use the rstv in my vehicle but right now the center latch position's top tether (which is needed with just the lap belt) has been recalled (got the notice last week was not standard in my vehicle and apparently it's just the center seating position one that was recalled).
So I can't use the center position with the rstv and can't use it with the weird lap shoulder belt thing (or at least it's my understanding I can't). What to do?
Further explanation of the seat belt situation... The shoulder belt does retract. the lap belt has it's own adjuster. They attach by a little hook sort of to each other. Who invented these things anyways? Seriously is this safe for anyone?