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shot · 08-08-2016, 06:16 PM

How do you carry your grand kids on trips. I will be on a short trip this week with a 10 year old and a 4 year old. The 10 year old will not be a problem. Do I strap the 4 year old in a booster seat, etc. Not sure what everyone does. She would be a holly terror riding in the booster seat on the motorhome.

curtsr · 08-08-2016, 07:53 PM

We had seat belts added to the dinette booth so we could use a forward facing car seat.

SpaceNorman · 08-08-2016, 07:57 PM

We've got slide out trays in both the pass thru basement storage compartments. The trays say they're good for 700 lbs each. If you use a little duct tape and Velcro - you'll find the kids will stay right where you left 'em!

PapaBobby · 08-08-2016, 08:22 PM

We always have our (3) grandsons sit on the sofa, which has 3 seat belts. The youngest used to be strapped in his car seat. But, now that he's older we use his booster seat.

tim myers · 08-08-2016, 08:54 PM

How you strap them in will be based on the laws for the state you are in. I would think a 4 year old will require a car seat of some sort. It is usually an age and weight requirement that makes the determination.

Tony Lee · 08-09-2016, 01:08 AM

The parents are supplying the kids so it is reasonable to expect the parents to supply the booster seat - and the written guarantee that the kids are properly seatbelt trained.

BillL · 08-09-2016, 06:14 AM

We never take more than two at a time so the seatbelt in the sofa are fine.

JimSueW · 08-10-2016, 07:08 PM

We are horrible. We took 3grandkids to Disney last summer ages 12, 9 and 6 and didn't strap a one of them in. We have plenty of seat belts but we didn't insist they use them. They were well behaved and stayed put. I guess I'm stuck in the 60s and traveling with my parents, the old days. I don't see where a Freightliner chassis is a whole lot different than a school bus. I do believe if their parents had insisted, we would have enforced the seat belt rule.

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**Lt Dan** · 08-10-2016, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SpaceNorman

We've got slide out trays in both the pass thru basement storage compartments. The trays say they're good for 700 lbs each. If you use a little duct tape and Velcro - you'll find the kids will stay right where you left 'em!

IFlyABus · 08-11-2016, 09:55 PM

This may well be THE post of 2016!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpaceNorman

We've got slide out trays in both the pass thru basement storage compartments. The trays say they're good for 700 lbs each. If you use a little duct tape and Velcro - you'll find the kids will stay right where you left 'em!

alvo · 08-11-2016, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JimSueW

We are horrible. We took 3grandkids to Disney last summer ages 12, 9 and 6 and didn't strap a one of them in. We have plenty of seat belts but we didn't insist they use them. They were well behaved and stayed put. I guess I'm stuck in the 60s and traveling with my parents, the old days. I don't see where a Freightliner chassis is a whole lot different than a school bus. I do believe if their parents had insisted, we would have enforced the seat belt rule.

No matter where you go, there you are.- Buckaroo Bonsai -RV Forum

And, after all, what's the worst that could happen, right?

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ralphie · 08-11-2016, 10:23 PM

Think a 4-year old is required to be in a car seat in most states. OTOH, I think most MH seat belts, other than the driver/passenger seats, are not well anchored.

kalynzoo · 08-11-2016, 11:05 PM

Please don't take my word but: I do not believe the seat belt law applies to the home (back) portion of the motorhome. Passengers in the cab must wear belts. I also do not believe there have been any published studies on the safety of a seat belt in the back of a motorhome. What happens when a seat belt is applied to a person sitting facing the side? When the kids and now grandkids ride with us, when they were 4 they would be in carseats for comfort. At 7, they are told to sit. I also believe in the rule of the luggnuts. The vehicle with the most luggnuts wins. JMHO, totally my humble opinion.

cwk · 08-12-2016, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JimSueW

. I don't see where a Freightliner chassis is a whole lot different than a school bus.

The chassis may be similar, but the seating is not. School bus seats are all facing forward. They are a specific distance from the seat in front of them. The seat backs are a specific height. The seat back in front of each occupant is part of the protection. Etc., etc.

Here is a link to an article by the American School Bus Council.

Why don't school buses have seat belts? - American School Bus Council