My 10yo is very eager to (at least occasionally) ride in an adult belt. He's always been on the taller side and seems to pass the 5-step test - I *think.* I keep worrying about the lap belt, though, and wanted to get some input on it.
These pictures are of him in the plus one seat of our Odyssey. His feet touch the floor, his knees bend, and he stays positioned well (he claims he stays better than in a booster because he tries to look around the headwings). The shoulder belt seems to fit reasonably well (this is a sort of odd seat; most fit better) and he doesn't fiddle with it. The lap belt touches the top of his thighs. In one of the pictures, I'm touching the top of his pelvis/hip bone, and the belt is below that. But the belt doesn't lay flat over his thighs; it definitely is up against his pelvis, but doesn't seem to be intruding into soft tissue abdominal areas.
Thoughts?
(I'd obviously not finished buckling the 4yo when I took these.
Thank you!
HeatherB
These pictures are of him in the plus one seat of our Odyssey. His feet touch the floor, his knees bend, and he stays positioned well (he claims he stays better than in a booster because he tries to look around the headwings). The shoulder belt seems to fit reasonably well (this is a sort of odd seat; most fit better) and he doesn't fiddle with it. The lap belt touches the top of his thighs. In one of the pictures, I'm touching the top of his pelvis/hip bone, and the belt is below that. But the belt doesn't lay flat over his thighs; it definitely is up against his pelvis, but doesn't seem to be intruding into soft tissue abdominal areas.
Thoughts?
(I'd obviously not finished buckling the 4yo when I took these.
Thank you!
HeatherB