twokidstwodogs
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Okay, I'm clearly neurotic, but I have been thinking about how I might be able to convey not only my kids, but my close friend's kids, in the event of an emergency. (We live in an area where emergency evacuations are a real possibility.) I'm assuming that I will not have access to any of her seats, or our seats that are installed in my husband's car. So it would just be what I have in my car and in my basement.
The car:
2006 Subaru Legacy wagon.
Shoulder belts: all seating positions
LATCH: lower anchors in rear outboard, top tether anchors in all three rear seats
Airbags: front and side in front, side curtain in all rows. Front airbag has a passenger weight sensor.
The kids:
4.5 y.o, 48 lbs, 46 inches
Almost 3 y.o, 31-32 lbs, 37 inches
17 month old, 26 lbs, 34 inches
10 month old, over 20 lbs, not sure about length
The seats:
Roundabout with LATCH
Marathon with LATCH
Compass B510
Graco Turbobooster
As one kid would have to ride in the front seat, and the not quite 3 y.o. would have to ride in a booster, we're obviously talking major emergencies only. Fitting three seats across the Legacy would be a big challenge, but let's assume it's doable.
Here's what I'm thinking:
4.5 y.o. in B510, passenger outboard
3 y.o. in Turbobooster, center rear
10 m.o. in RF Roundabout, driver outboard
17 month old FF in MA, passenger front seat, pushed all the way back.
(Would the airbag sensors matter here? Would it be better to put her RF in the front, and assume the sensors will do their job? Or is that too risky?)
The car:
2006 Subaru Legacy wagon.
Shoulder belts: all seating positions
LATCH: lower anchors in rear outboard, top tether anchors in all three rear seats
Airbags: front and side in front, side curtain in all rows. Front airbag has a passenger weight sensor.
The kids:
4.5 y.o, 48 lbs, 46 inches
Almost 3 y.o, 31-32 lbs, 37 inches
17 month old, 26 lbs, 34 inches
10 month old, over 20 lbs, not sure about length
The seats:
Roundabout with LATCH
Marathon with LATCH
Compass B510
Graco Turbobooster
As one kid would have to ride in the front seat, and the not quite 3 y.o. would have to ride in a booster, we're obviously talking major emergencies only. Fitting three seats across the Legacy would be a big challenge, but let's assume it's doable.
Here's what I'm thinking:
4.5 y.o. in B510, passenger outboard
3 y.o. in Turbobooster, center rear
10 m.o. in RF Roundabout, driver outboard
17 month old FF in MA, passenger front seat, pushed all the way back.
(Would the airbag sensors matter here? Would it be better to put her RF in the front, and assume the sensors will do their job? Or is that too risky?)