Jan06twinmom
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I have a which is safer - between two options that I know are not ideal or even legal.
My friend picked up our other friend's two children after school today. Their mom is home sick so our friend offer to pick them up and drop them off at home. It's about a mile or two drive from school to their home. Our friend did not have an extra booster seat in her vehicle for the 7yo.
Is is safer to put an almost 7yo child (maybe 47-48" tall - definitely too short to 5 step) in a position with a lap belt or shoulder belt?
My friend thought it would be safer to put her in the lap belt position since she thought the shoulder belt being too close to her neck would be more dangerous. I thought the shoulder belt would be safer since my understanding is that the lap belt is dangerous and can only be used safely to install a harnessed car seat. I told my friend I would ask here and get the definitive answer in case it comes up again.
Unfortunately, I didn't have my extra booster seats in the car today or I would have let her borrow it for the short drive.
Melanie
My friend picked up our other friend's two children after school today. Their mom is home sick so our friend offer to pick them up and drop them off at home. It's about a mile or two drive from school to their home. Our friend did not have an extra booster seat in her vehicle for the 7yo.
Is is safer to put an almost 7yo child (maybe 47-48" tall - definitely too short to 5 step) in a position with a lap belt or shoulder belt?
My friend thought it would be safer to put her in the lap belt position since she thought the shoulder belt being too close to her neck would be more dangerous. I thought the shoulder belt would be safer since my understanding is that the lap belt is dangerous and can only be used safely to install a harnessed car seat. I told my friend I would ask here and get the definitive answer in case it comes up again.
Unfortunately, I didn't have my extra booster seats in the car today or I would have let her borrow it for the short drive.
Melanie