Child seat in caterham

[MikePRT90]

I’ve been reading that it is illegal to use a child seat in a car with a vehicle installed harness….although the uk regulations on car seats do mention “harness”, this is in reference to a harness integrated to the child car seat itself, and not the harness of the car. Apparently this is to do with testing….although personally I can’t see how a child in a booster seat is more safe with an inertia seat belt compared to a booster seat and 4 point harness.

I also have read there is a Volvo booster seat that is a perfect fit for a caterham, does anyone have the product code as I can’t find it.

Does anyone still take their kids as passengers in the car? My youngest is 6 and is 20kg.

Thanks, Mike

[BertBert]

It's a really difficult judgement call. The problem is noone knows how a child will fare with harnesses on a booster.

In fact it is reputed that harnesses that are not done up proper tight don't actually work well for adults. So are you going to make sure your 6 year old's harness is going to be proper tight? They won't like it. They are made and fitted for adults, not kids. Personally I'd not do it until the kids get adult-ish in size.

The link from the other thread is proper scary. How well will the kids do with the car rolling over...

https://www.wreckedexotics.com/driver-and-passenge...

That's pretty unlikely to happen when one is driving a caterham with one's child in the pax seat, but accidents do happen. The contemplation isn't whether the accident will happen, it's what the effect will be if it does happen.

[MikePRT90]

Yeah, it is something I’m really mulling over. I don’t plan on any big journeys, just the odd school run or trip to the shops, but know accidents can happen anytime. I think more than likely a 6yr old isn’t going to fit well with the harness.

[WombleCate]

Don’t do it.

My youngest is a thrill seeker. I put her in the passenger seat harness, drove slowly along a country lane & after 1 mile realised it was insane.

For a harness to work it has to be pulled so tight that you can’t move (especially if you have a cage).