EmmaCPST
CPST Instructor
I posted this picture of my son on Facebook:
And received this comment:
Just FYI...since I can't tell from the picture. It's important to have at least an inch between the car seat and the seat behind it. So if there is an impact, both seats have impact room to move, otherwise the person in the seats take the impact
This is how I replied:
I'm a CPST... and neither Honda (the car is a 98 CRV) nor Sunshine Kids disallow bracing of the Radian against the vehicle seat unless the front vehicle seat is changing the angle of the Radian (it's not). I installed the Radian with the pa...ssenger seat moved forward, and once the proper install was achieved, put the passenger seat back in position. In a lot of newer cars they cannot touch because of advanced airbag systems that have sensors in the seats, but there's no reason they can't touch in this vehicle with this car seat.
Is the 1 inch thing an old guideline or just a myth? Something I'm missing?
And received this comment:
Just FYI...since I can't tell from the picture. It's important to have at least an inch between the car seat and the seat behind it. So if there is an impact, both seats have impact room to move, otherwise the person in the seats take the impact
This is how I replied:
I'm a CPST... and neither Honda (the car is a 98 CRV) nor Sunshine Kids disallow bracing of the Radian against the vehicle seat unless the front vehicle seat is changing the angle of the Radian (it's not). I installed the Radian with the pa...ssenger seat moved forward, and once the proper install was achieved, put the passenger seat back in position. In a lot of newer cars they cannot touch because of advanced airbag systems that have sensors in the seats, but there's no reason they can't touch in this vehicle with this car seat.
Is the 1 inch thing an old guideline or just a myth? Something I'm missing?