Heather98012
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Hello everyone! I'm rarely (as in....never) on here anymore but knew this was the place to come with my question. DD is 7 1/2 years old, 54.75" tall, & weighs 70 lbs. She rides in my '05 Tucson in the original Frontier, in my husband's '10 Prius in a Monterey, & in my parents '04 Santa Fe in a Monterey.
She has asked a few times about moving to a backless booster & while I've told her not yet, she has accepted it just fine. However, given her height, weight, & age....I've been kicking the idea of a backless around a bit. Esp. because in my Tucson she cannot buckle herself in without locking the belt up (evey.dang.time) so I have to turn around & buckle her up. No biggie...but my thought was by the beginning of second grade next Sept. it might be nice for her to be able to do it herself (you know how they want to be uber independent).
So....the question is...would you feel comforable with your child riding in those vehicles in a backless given the stats? If I'm hesitating on any ride, it might be the Prius. But maybe I'm missing something & should keep her in the HBBs in all cars. Any thoughts would be appreciated!
She has asked a few times about moving to a backless booster & while I've told her not yet, she has accepted it just fine. However, given her height, weight, & age....I've been kicking the idea of a backless around a bit. Esp. because in my Tucson she cannot buckle herself in without locking the belt up (evey.dang.time) so I have to turn around & buckle her up. No biggie...but my thought was by the beginning of second grade next Sept. it might be nice for her to be able to do it herself (you know how they want to be uber independent).
So....the question is...would you feel comforable with your child riding in those vehicles in a backless given the stats? If I'm hesitating on any ride, it might be the Prius. But maybe I'm missing something & should keep her in the HBBs in all cars. Any thoughts would be appreciated!