Date:         Wed, 18 Aug 1999 13:08:25 -0500
Reply-To:     arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alan Bosch <arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM>
Subject:      Infant seats and Vanagons...
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In the normal course of marital negotiations, my wife has advised me that my bus
is not a suitable vehicle for family outings and trips because the seat belts on
the rear seat do not snug down enough for an infant seat.  As I argued this
outlook - foolish, I know - I remembered back to that day in May when we brought
my new-born, Matt, and his mother back from the hospital.  I recall the lap belt
did not, in fact, work all that well when used with an infant carrier / seat.
Only way to find out was to take the seat, sans infant, and try again.  Sure
enough, glaring safety issue here.

Tonight, I'm going to swap the seat belts from the jump seats with the
adjustable rear seat belts, put the infant carrier on the jump seat, and see if
this works.  The jump seat can be used as it already faces rearward - a legal
and common sense requirement.

In the mean time, I'd be interested to hear from others on how they secured an
infant seat in their bus - jump seats or rear seats.

TIA

Alan Bosch
& Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)