Is this legal?

dragonfly8

dragonfly8

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Legal? Maybe. Safe? Nope, I'm pretty sure it's not!

I was driving the other day and noticed a car, with a RF seat behind the passenger, but I guess there was not adequate room for RF installation in that position, so the front passenger seat was flipped forward, so the headrest was resting up near the dashboard. I can't see this being an okay situation? I've never actually seen that type of "solution" however, just in case I ever come across it....................
 
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CrunchyMaineMama

CrunchyMaineMama

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There was a thread the other day about someone's DH driving with the passenger vehicle folded forward and it was okay per the car manual to drive with the seat in that position. It was a type of Ford. Forgive my horrible memory, I'm sure someone else will remember better than I. The poster had a DS in a FFing seat and someone else pointed out that this actually may be safer for him as it removes the possibility of his head hitting the front seat in a crash.
 
dragonfly8

dragonfly8

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CrunchyMaineMama said:
There was a thread the other day about someone's DH driving with the passenger vehicle folded forward and it was okay per the car manual to drive with the seat in that position. It was a type of Ford. Forgive my horrible memory, I'm sure someone else will remember better than I. The poster had a DS in a FFing seat and someone else pointed out that this actually may be safer for him as it removes the possibility of his head hitting the front seat in a crash.
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Really? Wow! I'd think it would be a huge safety thing, if they were in a crash, that the seat could potentially fly back, that the seat could move along the tracks (I don't think the seat is "locked" with the seat back forwards), I'm curious to read that thread!
 
tiggercat

tiggercat

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I guess it would depend if the front seat locked securely in that position. I've seen people fold the middle capt' chairs of vans down to make more room for a RF seat in the 3rd row.
 
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LittlePeanut

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Our Pontiac Vibe (same as the Toyota Matrix) does not prohibit use in this way. The seat itself does lock in the fully down position though and well out of the way of the inflating airbag. We have used it in this manner but only when all seating positions were not needed for other passengers.
 

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