tarynsmum
Senior Community Member
Well, I just lost my whole post
Anyway, the shortened version:
It's day 3 of my CPS cert. class, and we had the "who sits where" exercise. Basically, it was the same question that I posed last week (http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=17201). My instructor (who I respect very much, she's great, a fantastic resource, and was one of the first techs, started TECHS in Pittsburgh, contributed to NHTSA, etc) said that the infant should be in the middle, and the toddler outboard, because the 3 y.o. would be better equipped phyisically to survive a crash. I really understand the "least protected child in the most protected spot" reasoning, but she shot it down (quote: lateral crashes are the most deadly, and you don't want an infant accepting the brunt of that force). I really understand her argument as well. Is this just a "depends on who you ask" thing?
P.S., I brought my osteology printouts, with the side-by-sides of a 1 y.o. and 6 y.o. pelvis, which went over really well. So all the soon-to-be techs are all pro extended RFing, which is awesome.
Anyway, the shortened version:
It's day 3 of my CPS cert. class, and we had the "who sits where" exercise. Basically, it was the same question that I posed last week (http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=17201). My instructor (who I respect very much, she's great, a fantastic resource, and was one of the first techs, started TECHS in Pittsburgh, contributed to NHTSA, etc) said that the infant should be in the middle, and the toddler outboard, because the 3 y.o. would be better equipped phyisically to survive a crash. I really understand the "least protected child in the most protected spot" reasoning, but she shot it down (quote: lateral crashes are the most deadly, and you don't want an infant accepting the brunt of that force). I really understand her argument as well. Is this just a "depends on who you ask" thing?
P.S., I brought my osteology printouts, with the side-by-sides of a 1 y.o. and 6 y.o. pelvis, which went over really well. So all the soon-to-be techs are all pro extended RFing, which is awesome.