[6pack] Baby Seat in a TR6?

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Ken:

Some Americans used to call Canada, "Soviet Canuckistan", because it had 
become such a left leaning nanny state.  I am afraid many Americans will 
have to eat their words..  Although seat belt laws vary provice by province 
(and territory) we can (must) use a rear facing child seat for children 
under 20 lbs;  and children should ride in a front facing child seat if 
between 20 and 40 lbs; however, a tether strap must be used with 
front-facing car seats. The tether strap prevents the seat from being thrown 
forward or sideways in a crash.

Children over 40 pounds (18 kg) must wear a seatbelt. The law does not 
currently require the use of a booster seat. However, a booster seat is the 
best way to ensure the child is travelling safely. Research shows that 
booster seats lower the risk of injury by 60 per cent compared to seatbelts 
alone.

If your vehicle has only three seatbelts and you are transporting more than 
three adults, the fourth adult may legally ride without a belt. If one of 
your passengers is under 16, you must have that young person take one of the 
seats that is equipped with a seatbelt.   Two children may be belted in a 
single seat belt.

So, if you were here in Soviet Canuckistan, you could legally belt two 
children over 40 lbs into your TR6 passsenger seat.

Exception:  You do not have to wear a seatbelt if your vehicle was not 
originally equipped with them. "This exception does not apply widely since 
all vehicles have been manufactured with seatbelts since the early 1970s".

Many emigration?  Or relocation?  Of course laws will vary greatly state by 
state.

Ed Bratt
Regina, Saskatchewan
1976 TR6
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken" <k_nachman at comcast.net>
To: <6pack at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 7:24 PM
Subject: [6pack] Baby Seat in a TR6?


> Is it possible to use a toddler/baby seat in a TR6? My 2 year old grandson
> is begging to ride in my TR and until now I have only been able to say 
> let's
> ride in my 4 door everyday car. Back in the day I used to let my 2 sons 
> and
> usually one of their friends ride behind the front seats. Today I am told 
> my
> grandson needs to wait until he is 9???
>
> Ken Nachman
> Richmond Triumph Register
> 1969 TR6
> 2000 XK8
> 2006 XJ8
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