Vent- infant seat installation

slwprincess · March 2010

In recent weeks/months, I have seen 2 cars that have infant seats installed forward facing. I don't think they were using LATCH with a carseat base, just seat belts to secure it. You know, if you are going to bother to spend the $$$ on an infant seat, shouldn't you at least read the instruction manual? Or even just look at the sticker on the side of the thing?! I'm really not one of those strict RF until college kind of people, but come on... an infant seat is ONLY supposed to be installed one way. Sorry, but this just pisses me off.

Daisy22 · March 2010

Really????? I can't believe someone actually installed the infant seat wrong. It has warnings ALL over it about RF only. Some people just kill me.

JoelsGirl07 · March 2010

You can call the police and report them and they will make sure it is taken care of. We used to do that when I was in EMS....if we were driving around and saw kids loose in the car or something we'd report the license plate number.

myrall · March 2010

Do you remember me posting about how my WW leader stopped someone in a parking lot and showed them how the infant seat was supposed to be installed? She's my hero. After that, I wouldn't hesitate for a second to stop and ask someone if they realize that's not how the seat is supposed to be installed.

yellowtulips80 · March 2010

I have seen people with an infant seat in the front seat! And without the base.

slwprincess · March 2010

myrall:
Do you remember me posting about how my WW leader stopped someone in a parking lot and showed them how the infant seat was supposed to be installed? She's my hero. After that, I wouldn't hesitate for a second to stop and ask someone if they realize that's not how the seat is supposed to be installed.

I honestly thought of this EXACTLY. The first time, it was just a car in a parking lot- I never saw the driver. Today, though... it was someone at my office. Actually, she was parked next to daycare but I didn't recognize the driver or the baby so I don't think they go there- probably just dropping something off. If they did use our daycare, I would not hesitate to say something- or even suggest that the director DO something. But since I had not yet had my breakfast, I thought I should probably bite my tongue and reel in the beast. Y'all know I am not nice when I'm hangry.

GTLawGirl · March 2010

yellowtulips80:
I have seen people with an infant seat in the front seat! And without the base.

Holy crap!! Yeah, I would definitely be reporting that one.

mrsd0907 · March 2010

If I saw people doing this, which thankfully I haven't, I'd have no qualms about going up to them and telling them it's installed incorrectly and showing them how. This is just plain ridiculous and irresponsibility! Someone has to advocate for those poor babies if their parents aren't going to do what's right.

Mrs.PeachyKeen · March 2010

I saw a convertible car seat in the front seat of a car at the airport a few weeks back and it wasn't even buckled it at all. Mother sat in the back. It was very strange. I would have said something if they hadn't just jumped in the car and left.

I went and had our car seat inspected at the Cobb County Safety Village a few weekends ago and they installed it wrong - it literally was in my backseat crooked one side was lifting off the seat and it moved about 3 inches which the officer told me was fine and wasn't level at all. I came home and redid my original super tight install. They told me my install was great, but that I needed to tilt the base with the level for a newborn - even though the level on the seat was perfect and then messed it all up.

julienandy · March 2010

While I am all about safety before they were selling infant seat bases for easy snap in the infant seat was just put in with the seat belt and this is perfectly ok if done per instructions of the carseat. You don't HAVE to have a base. and yeah forward facing is not so safe. Why some people don't care baffles me.

Alison422 · March 2010

julienandy:
While I am all about safety before they were selling infant seat bases for easy snap in the infant seat was just put in with the seat belt and this is perfectly ok if done per instructions of the carseat. You don't HAVE to have a base. and yeah forward facing is not so safe. Why some people don't care baffles me.

Agree. When we flew to the IL's in VA we just took the infant seat and put it in their car with the seat belt (there is actual instructions for this in the car seat manual). Not having a base is not against the law or anything.

JoelsGirl07 · March 2010

Alison422:
julienandy:
While I am all about safety before they were selling infant seat bases for easy snap in the infant seat was just put in with the seat belt and this is perfectly ok if done per instructions of the carseat. You don't HAVE to have a base. and yeah forward facing is not so safe. Why some people don't care baffles me.

Agree. When we flew to the IL's in VA we just took the infant seat and put it in their car with the seat belt (there is actual instructions for this in the car seat manual). Not having a base is not against the law or anything.

Yep. We do this, too. It is awesome to just take the SNG and the car seat and be good for a whole trip....one of the reasons I love my car seat!

MrsBrandiGreene · March 2010

Also, the front seat isnt against the law if installing in the back isnt an option for some reason - ie. no back seat, broken belts, etc.

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