Need Pic (prefered Multitech): Outlook of rearfacing child

joyride

Member
Hello.
In our german boards the many times mentioned reason against rear-facing is:
"he can´t see anything", "he only sees the seat cushion".

Can anyone provide me a picture from the angle of view of a average rf toddler.
Prefered from the Multitech, because it is a seat that they can get here.

I think you need a wide angle camera for that?!?

Thanks and Greetings
Joy
 
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twinsmom

New member
I don't have a wide angle camera, but I can try to get a picture of the right, left, and back views if you think that will help.
 

TechnoGranola

Forum Ambassador
All they really have to do is take a ride with a rear-facing toddler. Mine points out things to me the entire trip, it's quite clear she can see more than the back seat. :D
 

AtTheSouthDam

New member
All they really have to do is take a ride with a rear-facing toddler. Mine points out things to me the entire trip, it's quite clear she can see more than the back seat. :D

Yep, that. Mine is even at the infant 45 degree angel but she has no problem looking out the windows. She loves to point out all the trucks she can see. I can take pictures of her point of view, though it'll be a Radian not a MT.
 

nevaehsmommy

New member
My almost three year old misses nothing. She sees every McDonald, every gas station (bug juice momma!!!!) and every anything she is interested in. She knows if we are near my sisters house. (turn left momma, no other left, me wanttttttt racccccchhhhhhellllll, mommmmmmma pllllleaasseee, in her little whine)

My daughter is also at 45 *
 

unityco

Ambassador - CPS Technician
I can't really help on the specific question asked, but I do notice that when my son is FF in an outboard position, he can't see a darn thing except the back of the seat in front of him - so *if* people believe their children can't see anything while RF, you could tell them turning the kids around isn't really going to improve the situation. :shrug-shoulders: :twocents:

(*I* can't see anything either when sitting outboard. ;))
 

joyride

Member
All they really have to do is take a ride with a rear-facing toddler. Mine points out things to me the entire trip, it's quite clear she can see more than the back seat.
Unfortunately, you nearly don´t find any heiger weight rf seats in stores in Germany. You have to order them mostly from other European countries (Sweden). So parents are very "cautious" before ordering and I think a picture says more then thousand words...
Joy
 

TechnoGranola

Forum Ambassador
I can't really help on the specific question asked, but I do notice that when my son is FF in an outboard position, he can't see a darn thing except the back of the seat in front of him - so *if* people believe their children can't see anything while RF, you could tell them turning the kids around isn't really going to improve the situation. :shrug-shoulders: :twocents:

(*I* can't see anything either when sitting outboard. ;))
:yeahthat: Get an adult to sit in the rear seat sitting forward facing. All you see, is the seat in front of you, unless you're really tall and can see OVER the seat in front of you (which a child won't be able to do). I hate sitting in the rear seat because I can't see anything! Sure, you can look out the side window, but you can look out the side window rear-facing as well, the ability to see out the side doesn't change. In fact, the side view is BETTER because a child can see something the entire time you drive away from it. Forward-facing, things just fly by and if they want to keep looking at it, they would have to crane their neck around the side of the seat and try to view the thing for a little while longer. Additionally for rear-facing, they can see out the back window in many vehicles. So, again, a better view than when forward-facing. Forward-facing in the centre does allow a child to see out the front window, but the side is view still has things flying by unlike rear-facing.

Hopefully someone can get you some pics, but it seems to me that the parents who believe this are just looking for excuses to forward-face their kids, because it shouldn't take pictures to prove it to them. Even a teensy bit of thought and logic prevailing makes it pretty easy to see that the view rear-facing isn't hindered.
 

twinsmom

New member
Here are pics from DS's seat behind the driver's seat. I held the camera within the headwings, about where his head would be. The shades kind of blur the view, but you get the idea.


Right view:
RFseatviewright.jpg



Left view:
RFseatviewleft.jpg



Back view:
RFseatviewback.jpg



We have the headrests on for the DVD players since we are taking a long trip. Usually those are off, and the kids have an unobstructed view out the back. I can never understand the arguement of "they can't see anything". A kid can turn his head to the side just as easily RF as FF. And no-one would argue that a FF kid can only see the back of the front seat. Just doesn't make sense. :shrug-shoulders: Besides, the back window is completely viewable to them. It's funny, my kids comment more on what they see now than they ever did FF.




ETA: The DVD players are secured with Velcro straps AND zip ties, so I don't think there's any way those are coming off in a crash!
 

lenats31

New member
Not MT but TWE (Two Way Elite). My son is average size for an almost 2 year old (he is 22 months old in the photo which was taken last month)

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The seat is in recline position.

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Look where his head is in relation to the headrest of the rearseat.

Small car is not an excuse for placing them FF. This is car is a Peugeot 207 - the small model. There is plenty of space in front.

117 cm tall and nearly 5 years old - still fun to ride backwards.

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Lena
 

twinsmom

New member
WOW - great Panorama you made from my individual pics! I really think RF kids have MORE of a view than FF.
 

safeinthecar

Moderator - CPS Technician
Here's an idea. Can someone (or several someones) with older rfing children let the kids take pics of the things they can see from their car seats? Those with ffing children the same age can do the same and we can compare.
 

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