My daughter's pre-k class recently took a field trip about an hour away. Her class had parent drivers, so I installed her car seat into another mom's van. However, the other class took "the small shuttle bus with lap seat belts owned by XXX Church, so booster/car seats are not needed" (quoted from the email that went out).
I haven't actually been on the bus, and don't know about bus safety, but my first instinct was there no way would I let my four-year old ride with just a lap belt (and likely not my 6 year old, either). Is this as unsafe as I think, or am I missing something? Hopefully it won't come up and we will just keep using parent drivers, but I'd like to know what my response would be if this comes up in her class. Could I install a harnessed seat on the bus with just a lap belt? Would a booster be okay if it actually had lap/shoulder belts? Or do I not let her go on a bus at all and either drive her myself or keep her home?
Thanks!
I haven't actually been on the bus, and don't know about bus safety, but my first instinct was there no way would I let my four-year old ride with just a lap belt (and likely not my 6 year old, either). Is this as unsafe as I think, or am I missing something? Hopefully it won't come up and we will just keep using parent drivers, but I'd like to know what my response would be if this comes up in her class. Could I install a harnessed seat on the bus with just a lap belt? Would a booster be okay if it actually had lap/shoulder belts? Or do I not let her go on a bus at all and either drive her myself or keep her home?
Thanks!