is this safe?

vangelder03 · May 15, 2012

my ds holland rides to preschool on a bus they recently switched the bus he rides on. he rides ff in a cosco scenera and they have installed the top tether over the seatback and pull it under and hooked the tether to the car seat.

NannyMom · May 15, 2012

The tether is hooked onto the carseat?!? No, that's not safe

Brianna · May 15, 2012

A tether should only be connected to an approved tether anchor- which does not include tethering to the car seat.

You'll get better answers on the safest way for your DS to ride on the bus if you request this be moved to the Child Restraints for Special Needs and Other Transportation forum.

vangelder03 · May 15, 2012

Brianna said:
A tether should only be connected to an approved tether anchor- which does not include tethering to the car seat.

You'll get better answers on the safest way for your DS to ride on the bus if you request this be moved to the Child Restraints for Special Needs and Other Transportation forum.

who would i ask to move this?

vangelder03 · May 15, 2012

NannyMom said:
The tether is hooked onto the carseat?!? No, that's not safe

yes it reminded me of those weird fabric seats they sell on ebay.

Brianna · May 15, 2012

You can report your first post by clicking the white triangle outlined in red under your name. Do you know what kind of bus they switched to? Long/short? Lap belt, lap/shoulder belt, or any other specifics?

vangelder03 · May 15, 2012

Brianna said:
You can report your first post by clicking the white triangle outlined in red under your name. Do you know what kind of bus they switched to? Long/short? Lap belt, lap/shoulder belt, or any other specifics?

it's a long bus with lap belts only.

Sceason1972 · May 15, 2012

Could it be one of the seats that are made for buses. They appear to trap onto the seat differently, as they are used in buses w/o seat belts. Like the STAR seats.

LISmama810 · May 15, 2012

vangelder03 said:
he rides ff in a cosco scenera and they have installed the top tether over the seatback and pull it under and hooked the tether to the car seat.

vangelder03 said:
yes it reminded me of those weird fabric seats they sell on ebay.

I'm confused. Is it a Scenera, or is it a fabric-type seat? Does it have a shell or no?

vangelder03 · May 15, 2012

LISmama810 said:
I'm confused. Is it a Scenera, or is it a fabric-type seat? Does it have a shell or no?

it was a cosco scenera the way they had the tether installed reminded me of those seats.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/16932760?...&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=&wl3=14003588710&wl4=&wl5=pla

vangelder03 · May 15, 2012

Sceason1972 said:
Could it be one of the seats that are made for buses. They appear to trap onto the seat differently, as they are used in buses w/o seat belts. Like the STAR seats.

I wish he had that seat. who sells it and for how much?

tiggercat · May 15, 2012

Is it possible that they are tethering to an unused seatbelt that has been routed through the seat bight? The bus company I used to work for did this, kind of a twist on temporary top tethering. Not strictly approved, but that was their solution to the required TT on FF seats (Canada).

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vangelder03 · May 15, 2012

tiggercat said:
Is it possible that they are tethering to an unused seatbelt that has been routed through the seat bight? The bus company I used to work for did this, kind of a twist on temporary top tethering. Not strictly approved, but that was their solution to the required TT on FF seats (Canada).

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no it was over the seat and then pushed back up and hooked on the back of the seat the same place you would put the tether when used rf.

tiggercat · May 15, 2012

vangelder03 said:
no it was over the seat and then pushed back up and hooked on the back of the seat the same place you would put the tether when used rf.

Oh no, definitely not ok! That plastic would snap with very little force.

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