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Carseat Clicky Poll

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When driving with LO, where do you put the car seat handle?[Poll]
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  • mitchelltheojuamitchelltheojua
    It should always be in the down position for safety. That's what the officer told me during our check and it also says for the handle to be down in the instructions that came with my car seat.
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    imagemitchelltheojua:
    It should always be in the down position for safety. That's what the officer told me during our check and it also says for the handle to be down in the instructions that came with my car seat.

    Agree!

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  • BabyLove987BabyLove987
    We have to leave it up for it to fit in our car.
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  • Sawyerplus1Sawyerplus1 member

    imagemitchelltheojua:
    It should always be in the down position for safety. That's what the officer told me during our check and it also says for the handle to be down in the instructions that came with my car seat.

    Yeah, this is what we were told too.?

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  • grapeape73grapeape73 member
    imageLuciddream328:

    imagemitchelltheojua:
    It should always be in the down position for safety. That's what the officer told me during our check and it also says for the handle to be down in the instructions that came with my car seat.

    Agree!

    yep

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  • carrieannewcarrieannew member

    There was a post about this recently and a poster called graco or the vendor direct and its just as safe with some seats in the up position. The only one it should not be in is the inbetween up and down.

     

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  • lizbi0407lizbi0407
    Down.
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  • hterry85hterry85 member
    Ours is ok up or down, just not in between. We leave it up so she has her toys to look at
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  • Butterflykisses10Butterflykisses10

    imagemitchelltheojua:
    It should always be in the down position for safety. That's what the officer told me during our check and it also says for the handle to be down in the instructions that came with my car seat.

    Ditto.

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  • snicksnacksnicksnack member

    imagehterry85:
    Ours is ok up or down, just not in between. We leave it up so she has her toys to look at

    not to scare anyone but the officer that checked ours told me to never hook toys to the carseat.  He said if you are in an accident going 75 miles an hour the toys can fly at 35 miles.  I had never thought about it but it makes sense.

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  • CalMum_MommaCalMum_Momma
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    imagehterry85:
    Ours is ok up or down, just not in between. We leave it up so she has her toys to look at

    not to scare anyone but the officer that checked ours told me to never hook toys to the carseat.  He said if you are in an accident going 75 miles an hour the toys can fly at 35 miles.  I had never thought about it but it makes sense.

    If a toy is hooked to the carseat handle, where is it going to fly to at 35mph? I am thinking that the officer was talking about toys that are loose in the car and not those attached to something.

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  • smilelarismilelari member
    It depends on what car seat you have
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  • autumn blissautumn bliss
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    imagemitchelltheojua:
    It should always be in the down position for safety. That's what the officer told me during our check and it also says for the handle to be down in the instructions that came with my car seat.

    Ditto.

    Yep...we do the same.

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  • TanyaReneeTanyaRenee member
    As another poster said, our car seat's instructions said that all the way up or all the way down are okay... just neither of the in between positions. The car seat inspector verified this.
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  • Hulahoop1234Hulahoop1234

    imagemitchelltheojua:
    It should always be in the down position for safety. That's what the officer told me during our check and it also says for the handle to be down in the instructions that came with my car seat.

    I think it actually depends on the brand.  Britax bills the Chaperone infant seat that we have as being safe with the handle locked into any position. 

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  • JaysonandKristinJaysonandKristin member
    imageHulahoop1234:

    imagemitchelltheojua:
    It should always be in the down position for safety. That's what the officer told me during our check and it also says for the handle to be down in the instructions that came with my car seat.

    I think it actually depends on the brand.  Britax bills the Chaperone infant seat that we have as being safe with the handle locked into any position. 

    We have the Chaperone and leave it up.  You try fitting this particular Titanic of a carseat into your car with the handle down. 

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    imagesnicksnack:

    imagehterry85:
    Ours is ok up or down, just not in between. We leave it up so she has her toys to look at

    not to scare anyone but the officer that checked ours told me to never hook toys to the carseat.  He said if you are in an accident going 75 miles an hour the toys can fly at 35 miles.  I had never thought about it but it makes sense.

    If a toy is hooked to the carseat handle, where is it going to fly to at 35mph? I am thinking that the officer was talking about toys that are loose in the car and not those attached to something.

    He said any toy including the ones that hook.  If it did not come with the carseat it is not safe was his stance.  He said depending on type of impact, they come come off and fly.

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  • Mrs.BoomBoomMrs.BoomBoom
    imagemitchelltheojua:
    It should always be in the down position for safety. That's what the officer told me during our check and it also says for the handle to be down in the instructions that came with my car seat.
    My snugride has 4 handle positions and the instructions (and CHP inspector) said it was fine in 3 of the 4.  I can't use the far down position while driving because it hits the seats.  I'll drive with it in either of the other 2.
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