Baby Seats

b1adesofcha0s · 09-14-2011, 10:35 AM

Baby in a Z definitely sounds like a bad idea to me. Take it in the Rogue and keep it safe.

joshs09slvrZ · 09-14-2011, 10:49 AM

Yeah...I just wanted to see what others were doing. I like the idea of buying a third car like a Civic or something. I won't lie though...my little terrier pup loves going on rides (don't worry...I have a towel on the seat so they won't get dirty haha).

b1adesofcha0s · 09-14-2011, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by joshs09slvrZ

Yeah...I just wanted to see what others were doing. I like the idea of buying a third car like a Civic or something. I won't lie though...my little terrier pup loves going on rides (don't worry...I have a towel on the seat so they won't get dirty haha).

Sounds like a winning plan

cossie1600 · 09-14-2011, 11:23 AM

there is a reason cars come with an airbag override, its so you can have babies in front. its not illegal when you have a two seater.

a baby right next to you, cant be more safe than that

joshs09slvrZ · 09-14-2011, 11:52 AM

Looks like this link has some good info.

Child restraint laws

For Florida specifically, it just says that a rear facing car seat should not be placed on a seat with an active airbag. To that, I ask this question, for cars with curtain side airbags...how safe is a child in the back seat? My guess is no safer than in the front seat...

Also pulled this up:

http://sheriff.org/safety/carseat.cfm

It's for Broward County specifically so I'm wondering if child safety laws differ from county to county...?

scottIN · 09-14-2011, 12:05 PM

When I was a baby (early '70s), my parents would have just tossed me in the back & let me crawl around. Seriously. I remember riding int he back of our Corvette all the time when I was probably 6 or 7 or so. And there was nothin' like sleeping in the rear window shelf of the Cadillac during a road trip.

...and somehow I survived...

somatic · 09-14-2011, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by joshs09slvrZ

Looks like this link has some good info.

Child restraint laws

For Florida specifically, it just says that a rear facing car seat should not be placed on a seat with an active airbag. To that, I ask this question, for cars with curtain side airbags...how safe is a child in the back seat? My guess is no safer than in the front seat...

Also pulled this up:

Child Car Seat Requirements

It's for Broward County specifically so I'm wondering if child safety laws differ from county to county...?

Side curtain airbags don't deploy with the same kind of force

joshs09slvrZ · 09-14-2011, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by somatic

Side curtain airbags don't deploy with the same kind of force

Maybe not...but do you really want any kind of airbag hitting your kid? I guess if you really think about it...the only safe spot would be in the center of the back seat or something.

somatic · 09-14-2011, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by joshs09slvrZ

Maybe not...but do you really want any kind of airbag hitting your kid? I guess if you really think about it...the only safe spot would be in the center of the back seat or something.

...side airbags dont "hit" they roll down. thats why theyre called curtain airbags. theyre there to catch you. they dont shoot out AT you

joshs09slvrZ · 09-14-2011, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by somatic

...side airbags dont "hit" they roll down. thats why theyre called curtain airbags. theyre there to catch you. they dont shoot out AT you

Ah...that would make sense. Never had a car with anything other than front airbags so I wouldn't know.

shadoquad · 09-14-2011, 12:48 PM

babies are a nice alternative to spare tires, too. They're still podgy and malleable at that age, and they won't remember any of it happening.

somatic · 09-14-2011, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

babies are a nice alternative to spare tires, too. They're still podgy and malleable at that age, and they won't remember any of it happening.

they make great buffers lol

Skeeterbop · 09-14-2011, 01:00 PM

IIRC the manual said that the airbag is disabled when using the child seat anchor points.

fuct · 09-14-2011, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Skeeterbop

IIRC the manual said that the airbag is disabled when using the child seat anchor points.

my dog sets the airbad light on and off in the front seat. hes only 20lbs.....

shadoquad · 09-14-2011, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by fuct

my dog sets the airbad light on and off in the front seat. hes only 20lbs.....

A couple of Z owners with super-skinny gf's (under 100lbs) said that the airbag is deactivated when their girlfriends are in the passenger seat.

09-14-2011, 10:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 142	Baby in a Z definitely sounds like a bad idea to me. Take it in the Rogue and keep it safe. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

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09-14-2011, 10:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
joshs09slvrZ Track Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 547 Drives: 09 7AT 370Z Rep Power: 17	Yeah...I just wanted to see what others were doing. I like the idea of buying a third car like a Civic or something. I won't lie though...my little terrier pup loves going on rides (don't worry...I have a towel on the seat so they won't get dirty haha).

09-14-2011, 11:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 31	there is a reason cars come with an airbag override, its so you can have babies in front. its not illegal when you have a two seater. a baby right next to you, cant be more safe than that

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joshs09slvrZ Track Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 547 Drives: 09 7AT 370Z Rep Power: 17	Looks like this link has some good info. Child restraint laws For Florida specifically, it just says that a rear facing car seat should not be placed on a seat with an active airbag. To that, I ask this question, for cars with curtain side airbags...how safe is a child in the back seat? My guess is no safer than in the front seat... Also pulled this up: http://sheriff.org/safety/carseat.cfm It's for Broward County specifically so I'm wondering if child safety laws differ from county to county...?

09-14-2011, 12:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
scottIN Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New Castle, Indiana Posts: 764 Drives: '12 370Z Rep Power: 56	When I was a baby (early '70s), my parents would have just tossed me in the back & let me crawl around. Seriously. I remember riding int he back of our Corvette all the time when I was probably 6 or 7 or so. And there was nothin' like sleeping in the rear window shelf of the Cadillac during a road trip. ...and somehow I survived...

09-14-2011, 12:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
shadoquad A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: . Posts: 42,608 Drives: . Rep Power: 3887	babies are a nice alternative to spare tires, too. They're still podgy and malleable at that age, and they won't remember any of it happening.