christineka
New member
I know the rule is that if you have to put a kid up front it should be the oldest ffing harnessed child. It is said, though that head excursion for an untethered ffing harnessed seat is the same as with a booster. Most front seats don't have top tether anchors. Is it really safer to put a harnessed kid up front than an older kid in a backless booster?
In real life application, we end up with these situations at seat checks where a kid must go up front. We almost always choose to put the boostered kid up front because we know an adult is going to sit there often and we'd rather not have people installing and uninstalling harnessed seats all the time. It's much easier to get the booster right every time.
I have a situation where I must transport four kids. My van is out of service. Do I install a frontier up front for the 9 year old? A radian for the 7 year old? Or put the 12 year old up front in a backless booster?
In real life application, we end up with these situations at seat checks where a kid must go up front. We almost always choose to put the boostered kid up front because we know an adult is going to sit there often and we'd rather not have people installing and uninstalling harnessed seats all the time. It's much easier to get the booster right every time.
I have a situation where I must transport four kids. My van is out of service. Do I install a frontier up front for the 9 year old? A radian for the 7 year old? Or put the 12 year old up front in a backless booster?