When I read reviews of cars or booster seats, there is often a mention of whether booster riders can easily buckle themselves in or not (e.g. floppy buckles, tight spaces, etc.).
From a safety culture perpsective, is it considered important for booster riders to be able to buckle themselves in -- to develop good habits of buckling up and thereby grow into teenagers who ALWAYS buckle up? Is this mentioned in the official CPS course?
Or is it primarily just a convenience thing for the parents? I could see where it would be annoying to have to re-buckle multiple kids, especially if you're doing lots of short trips in and out of the car.
Also, is a tight (but otherwise workable) 3-across setup considered problematic if it means that the parents always do the buckling for the booster rider(s), because the kids just don't have the manual dexterity to do so in a tight space?
Any comments would be welcome -- boosters are still new and mysterious to me.
From a safety culture perpsective, is it considered important for booster riders to be able to buckle themselves in -- to develop good habits of buckling up and thereby grow into teenagers who ALWAYS buckle up? Is this mentioned in the official CPS course?
Or is it primarily just a convenience thing for the parents? I could see where it would be annoying to have to re-buckle multiple kids, especially if you're doing lots of short trips in and out of the car.
Also, is a tight (but otherwise workable) 3-across setup considered problematic if it means that the parents always do the buckling for the booster rider(s), because the kids just don't have the manual dexterity to do so in a tight space?
Any comments would be welcome -- boosters are still new and mysterious to me.