snowbird25ca
Moderator - CPST Instructor
I was reading a government document about changes to CMVSS standards after getting a question today, and came across this blurb:
For those of you who follow the US regulations more closely than I do - can you give me more details? What do people who have a pick-up truck without a back seat do if they're buying a model made after Sept 1, 2012 and need to transport kids? Have there been other options put in place or are they just out of luck if they have a rear-facing infant or child?
A concern was also raised by the CVMA regarding the option allowed in the proposed Regulations for vehicles to be fitted with a manual air bag deactivation switch for the front passenger seat. This option is allowed for vehicles having only one row of seats, such as a truck or sports car with no rear seating positions, or vehicles with very small rear seats. While this was permitted previously in Canada and the United States, the U.S. regulation will not allow this option after September 1, 2012. The CVMA was concerned that this difference could prevent a vehicle purchased in Canada with this option from being exported to the United States at a later date. This option existed in the previous Regulations, and provides flexibility to manufacturers in those cases where a user may want to place a child restraint in a vehicle having small or no rear seating positions. Transport Canada is not aware of any concerns with this option for Canadian vehicles currently in operation; thus no changes have been made to this amendment.
For those of you who follow the US regulations more closely than I do - can you give me more details? What do people who have a pick-up truck without a back seat do if they're buying a model made after Sept 1, 2012 and need to transport kids? Have there been other options put in place or are they just out of luck if they have a rear-facing infant or child?