14 mo. RF in front seat or FF in back?

[tanusscott22]

Just looking for ideas here....I have 4 seats in our 2000 Toyota Tundra....

RF Coccoro in the front bucket (air bag turned off!)....
RF TFP rear passenger....
FF TF center...
FF Radian XTSL rear driver...

Most days all 4 seats are full but on Friday I only have 3 so here is my question....without rearanging seats would you all be comfortable with a 14 month old RF in the front passenger seat when there is an open FF Radian in the back? Tough call I know...that's why I'm here. Thanks a bunch!

 

[robbertbobbert]

If there's an actual switch to turn the airbag off, RF up front, without a question.

 

[hrice]

Hands down RF in front.

Does the air bag turn off with a key?

 

[T4K]

As long as there is a keyed turn off for the airbag, definitely RFing in the front.

If not, I'd but the oldest FF harnessed child up front.

 

[tanusscott22]

Oh good! that's what I've been doing, and yes there is an actual keyed switch to turn off the airbag.

So you think the dangers of being in the front are less than the dangers of being FF too soon....neither position is ideal....kind of the lesser of two evils?

 

[tiggercat]

How big is the kiddo in the RF TFP?

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[wendytthomas]

The Swedish rear face in the front all the time. We don't here because most of the time that would include blowing the child's head off in a relatively minor collision. But since you can turn off the airbag, that's definitely the way to go.

Wendy

 

[jess71903]

That's not a tough call for me at all. RF in the front seat is way better without an active airbag.

 

[mdsvc89]

You may technically be in violation of local law, because all children must sit in the back unless there are no available seats in the back.

Personally, I'd do it anyway because it's safest, and I can imagine actually getting ticketed over something like that...

Michelle

 

[henrietta]

You may technically be in violation of local law, because all children must sit in the back unless there are no available seats in the back.

Personally, I'd do it anyway because it's safest, and I can imagine actually getting ticketed over something like that...

Michelle

Oops...I reread and noticed you said "may"....sure, some places that may be true, but...

In some states, a child cannot ride in the front (ie Georgia), but in others, there's no law prohibiting it at all (ie Tennessee). Here, it doesn't matter if you have other seats available, it's legal.



henrietta

 

[babyherder]

With the air bag turned off with a key I'd rf in the front and not think twice.