booster seat placement

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misty073

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My son is going to be 5 in March and is 51lbs. He is in an apex 65 and is harnessed all the time. Last week I ended up getting a ride with someone else and his is the only seat I have that is higher weighted, I have a spare for my daugher. Anyways I used a booster for him and he wasnt overly good about sitting up straight. I have no intentions of taking him out of his harness yet but we are thinking for some outings with dad he can use a booster and they will go in the truck for booster training as I think he might outgrow his harness height before the weight of the seat (if they go in the van he will be harnessed). Plus with him and dad alone he will sit perfect as he wont have a tantrum when they are alone ;).

Our truck is a Dodge with a smaller seat in the back and one passenger seat in the front. The booster doesnt hang over the back seat but their is no head rest, there is no air bag in the truck at all.

Is there a usable seat in the truck? Is he better in the front or back?

Oh and to add he is in a high back graco turbo booster (I will not use backless)
 
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Maedze

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Sounds good :thumbsup: The Turbobooster doesn't require vehicle head support so it doesn't matter that there's no head rest.

Just make sure the screws are in the armrests!
 
QuassEE

QuassEE

Moderator - CPST Instructor
If there's no front passenger airbag, I would use the front passenger seat. The distance between front and back seats in pickups undoubtedly would result in an interior strike in a frontal collision. And quite frankly, although there's no solid data to back this up, I trust the side impact protection in the front of the compartment versus the back. Just ensure there's NO front airbag, or that the front airbag is deactivated via a switch.

You do not need head support when using the fullback (unlike the Apex), and so while any seating position that the booster fits well in is fine..the front seat also gives the added ability of easily monitoring your child while in the vehicle. When a child is in the rear, it's difficult to turn around to verify they are sitting properly during the ride. That makes for some difficult booster training.

And yes, normally children need to be in the rear, generally they're safer in the rear..but I do think that in your case, the front passenger seat may be a better option.

-Nicole.
 

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