SwingMom
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I was driving behind a little Ford pickup earlier and noticed there was something weird with the car seats in the back.
Driver side had a seat installed facing the center of the vehicle and a child apx. 1.5 - 2yrs of age in it. The seat didn't have SIP; his whole head was visible through the rear window, which had to be mere inches from him. I can just imagine what would happen if the car was impacted from front or rear.
Passenger side wasn't better. There was a 4 or 5yo in that seat with her head much lower than the boy in the car seat, so I'm pretty sure she wasn't in a booster, but even if she were, it would have had to be a backless one, because her head was about half visible through the window as well.
I wrote down her license plate, but I don't know who to call about this. Do any of you techs have thoughts on what I should do? My understanding is that car seats must not be installed in side-facing seats like that, so the kids weren't legal to ride in that vehicle, making this a traffic violation. Is that correct? This was in Oregon, if it makes a difference.
Driver side had a seat installed facing the center of the vehicle and a child apx. 1.5 - 2yrs of age in it. The seat didn't have SIP; his whole head was visible through the rear window, which had to be mere inches from him. I can just imagine what would happen if the car was impacted from front or rear.
Passenger side wasn't better. There was a 4 or 5yo in that seat with her head much lower than the boy in the car seat, so I'm pretty sure she wasn't in a booster, but even if she were, it would have had to be a backless one, because her head was about half visible through the window as well.
I wrote down her license plate, but I don't know who to call about this. Do any of you techs have thoughts on what I should do? My understanding is that car seats must not be installed in side-facing seats like that, so the kids weren't legal to ride in that vehicle, making this a traffic violation. Is that correct? This was in Oregon, if it makes a difference.