Erika Ruth
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http://www.slate.com/id/2173446/
This was an interesting article.
Thought we should discuss it.
Erika
This was an interesting article.
Thought we should discuss it.
Erika
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Article in Slate about reclining front seat
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Victorious4
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Finally! THANK YOU
steph
New member
:yeahthat:
Mine is pretty upright, maybe one click back (hope that makes sense) from being completely at a 90degree angle.
Victorious4
Senior Community Member
I seem to remember one vehicle manual saying not more than 45 degrees, which sounded like too much to me....
TXAggieTech
Active member
I guess I am one of the 5% who reads the manual! I remember this being discussed in Drivers Ed in the early 90s.
What is common sense to people in car safety related fields isn't to the rest of the world.
Don't some cities have ordinances against this?
What is common sense to people in car safety related fields isn't to the rest of the world.
Don't some cities have ordinances against this?
joolsplus3
Admin - CPS Technician
My vehicle manuals say not to do it...
I think you can recline a bit, but the shoulderbelt has to be touching your body (chest at least, shoulder if you can), otherwise you slam into it, rather than riding down the crash with it... or you submarine out of it....broken legs at the best, crushed guts at the worst.. all in all, it's A Very Bad Thing to recline too much.
Make sure you're passing the 5 step test, and you're A-OK. (I am ALWAYS pulling my lapbelt down lower on my hips, and adjusting my shoulderbelt up and down depending on the seat recline...)
I think you can recline a bit, but the shoulderbelt has to be touching your body (chest at least, shoulder if you can), otherwise you slam into it, rather than riding down the crash with it... or you submarine out of it....broken legs at the best, crushed guts at the worst.. all in all, it's A Very Bad Thing to recline too much.
Make sure you're passing the 5 step test, and you're A-OK. (I am ALWAYS pulling my lapbelt down lower on my hips, and adjusting my shoulderbelt up and down depending on the seat recline...)
southpawboston
New member
that's great that there was an article about this, as it's oviously a safety issue (even my DW and i would recline our seats to sleep before we had kids and didn't know better).
but it's not just limited to reclining to sleep. there's another very related reclined seat dilemma that i've wondered a lot about.
but it's not just limited to reclining to sleep. there's another very related reclined seat dilemma that i've wondered a lot about.
Niea
New member
I'm one of the 5% also, I guess. I'm a gadget freak so it bugged the heck out of me to not know what each little function of my new car did. The car is 9 mos old and I still use the manual as bedtime reading. LOL
But I am also in the minority, apparently, because it's always been obvious to me that a reclined seat isn't safe. As a kid, yeah I didn't know. But by the time I had my own license at 15, I knew it wasn't safe at all. I've never ever allowed my passengers to ride reclined more than a couple of clicks back. . not even near 45 degrees. But I can't attribute my knowledge to anything specific. . .I didn't get into carseats and car safety until very recently.
But I am also in the minority, apparently, because it's always been obvious to me that a reclined seat isn't safe. As a kid, yeah I didn't know. But by the time I had my own license at 15, I knew it wasn't safe at all. I've never ever allowed my passengers to ride reclined more than a couple of clicks back. . not even near 45 degrees. But I can't attribute my knowledge to anything specific. . .I didn't get into carseats and car safety until very recently.
CRS
Senior Community Member
I dunno, maybe you have to be my age to get it
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