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for this poll use your primary vehicle, too many options to take into account two cars.
I voted some and some.
I prefer the seatbelt, so in my car that is what they are... but in my mom's van I can not get the lightweight locking latchplates to work(even when flipping and whatnot) so I am currently using latch until the limit.
Always top tether
The new study from CHOP is coming out soon... so far LATCH is turning out to be safer than seatbelts, just like the Ford engineer told us it was 5 years ago... this might only be with Average Jo Parent who does a crappy seatbelt install anyway, but the study's coming and it might be compelling enough for me to use LATCH whenever possible.....
Mine is FF with the seatbelt and not tethered, because there is no tether bolt. Its a longterm rental and they don't know what tether bolts are here..heck they don't know what carseats are for that matter!
BethANn
I hope its for average joe and not overall... and are they testing the husky/regent? lol! I SO much prefer the seatbelt with the husky/regent because it just holds it in there so nicely with that LBP.
"I actually did have a husky in there for a while but the $#&*% belts don't have switchable retractors and even w/ the long belt path it kept loosening. I wasn't comfy using a locking clip on the husky so we opted to switch to the booster in that car."
Out of curiosity, why are you not comfortable using a locking clip on a Husky? Both my kids are in Huskies installed LBP with ELR lap/shoulder belts using a locking clip, and they're very solid. We started with SE's, which didn't require the use of a locking clip, but when they were recalled and replaced with Huskies I followed the manual and did use a locking clip.
Jody
Our main car is a 2006 Civic Hybrid. We have a Marathon installed rearfacing, in the center position with the seatbelt, and tethered to the right back track of leg of the driver's seat. My son is 31 months old, 23 pounds, and 34 inches.
Here is my question. I *know* that you aren't supposed to use the two inside latch anchors for the center seating position. So, I have it installed with the belt. BUT...I've been really looking hard at the back row. The inside latch anchor for the drivers side is exactly even with the position of where the center seatbelt is bolted....and, the inside latch anchor for the passenger side is exactly even with where the female end of the belt stalk is bolted to the seat. So, on it's surface, it appears that IF a person were to use those two latch anchors for a carseat in the center position of a compact car such as mine, the two anchors are not any farther appart from each other than where the two ends of the seat belt are bolted to the car. Does this make any sense? Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Natalie
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