graco stroller with inadequate harness system

newDad said:

Hello All,

I have a graco stroller which is very sturdy and comfortable for my 15 month old toddler. However, one thing that I can't understand is why they would only install a half harness that goes under and around baby's waist.

When she is sitting up or leaning forward a bit, simply strolling over the sidewalks causes her to whiplash back and forth. Hitting any ruts in the walkway also cause this.

Which Graco stroller is it? My understanding is that all Graco strollers now come with 5 pt harnesses. Perhaps yours is just old enough, before they started putting 5 pts on all of them. I hear you though...My now 18 year old used to try and grab the wheels while I was pushing him (no trays or bars on the strollers I had back then either) I remember being so excited to see a stroller with a 5 pt harness on it. I'm amazed that it takes companies so long to GET IT. It boggles my mind to think that only 1.5 years ago, a 5 point harness was not standard on strollers made by Graco. I know that all of the travel system strollers at BRU have 5 pt harnesses on them....but there's still a few cheapo umbrella strollers with just a 3 point. It's very irritating, especially to think what it's going to take for all stroller mfgs to understand that a 5pt harness should be standard equipment.

Interestingly enough, a Maclaren rep told me that they will never put a bar or tray on any of their strollers because they feel that parents use trays as a safety device (instead of using the restraint). Kids try to climb under or over them...I see unbuckled kids in strollers with trays trying to climb out frequently...that tray really IS a false sense of security. The Mac rep also told me that Peg Perego executives really regret the day they succumbed to pressure to put trays on their strollers. They truly wish they had not. We discussed trays on strollers in great detail and he pointed out that there are no trays on strollers in European countries...but they probably don't feed their kids cheerios and gold fish to passify them all day long either....

So I'm no help, just wanted to say I hear ya and it's a pet peeve of mine too!!

R.

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NHCPSTECH said:

Which Graco stroller is it? My understanding is that all Graco strollers now come with 5 pt harnesses. Perhaps yours is just old enough, before they started putting 5 pts on all of them. I

It boggles my mind to think that only 1.5 years ago, a 5 point harness was not standard on strollers made by Graco. I know that all of the travel system strollers at BRU have 5 pt harnesses on them....but there's still a few cheapo umbrella strollers with just a 3 point. It's very irritating, especially to think what it's going to take for all stroller mfgs to understand that a 5pt harness should be standard equipment.

So I'm no help, just wanted to say I hear ya and it's a pet peeve of mine too!!

R.

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Namegirl said:

Do you know which model it is? My Graco MetroLite has an optional 5-point harness, so there are shoulder straps that are somewhat hidden and you can attach them to the buckle or leave them off.

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