Can I put a rear facing baby car seat on the front seat of my car?
I have a Focus ST3 and have been told that I can’t switch off my passenger air bag. I have a rear facing baby car seat and was wondering if this is ok to put in the front passenger seat with the air bag is still on. I have heard that as long as it’s a rear facing seat it will be safe. Is this true?
Alright alright, l did actually think that the answer would be no, however I just thought that I would check as one of my husbands friends mentioned it. There is no need to call me an idiot is there! I’ve just gone on to your profile (you know who you are) and seen the questions that you have asked before and to be honest I really don’t think that you have any room to start giving out abuse do you! Thanks to everyone who just answered what I know was a silly question without giving me any abuse.x
Not safe. That can kill your baby if it goes off. I don’t think they even like for your to put your child in the front with the air bags off!!
* If the air bag is on baby has to be in BACK!
July 24th, 2009 at 8:32 am
NOOOOOOOOOO
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July 24th, 2009 at 9:15 am
NOT SAFE!!!
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July 24th, 2009 at 9:21 am
absolutely not!
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July 24th, 2009 at 9:28 am
no!!! very unsafe
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July 24th, 2009 at 10:12 am
absolutely not, very dangerous
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July 24th, 2009 at 10:20 am
It’s even MORE dangerous with a rear-facing seat!!!
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July 24th, 2009 at 10:36 am
If you cannot switch off he airbag, then NO childseat is allowed in the front seat.
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July 24th, 2009 at 11:05 am
NO, NO, NO - you heard? Check your car AND the car seats instructions, they will both tell you no. Children under 10 should NEVER be in the front seat EVER!
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July 24th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Not safe. That can kill your baby if it goes off. I don’t think they even like for your to put your child in the front with the air bags off!!
* If the air bag is on baby has to be in BACK!
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July 24th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
NNOOOOOOO!!!!!!! read the safety instructions on the mirror of the seat or the carseat!!!!!! NNNNOOOO! dont do it if you get into an accident your child is at HUGE risk!
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July 24th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
NO!! if the passenger seat has an airbag that cant be turned off do not put a baby seat in that seat, no matter if it is rear facing or not. If you have an accident (and i hope you dont) the air bag will go off and it will suffocate the baby. Put the car seat in the back and if you want to know if the baby is ok, get another mirror and place it on the back window.
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July 24th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
okay seriously who ever told you that needs to get a brain scan. You are never to place a child in the front seat of a car. If they still need any kind of car seat booster seat they should be in the back seat. It is the safest place for a child.
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July 24th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Back Seat!!!!
Even when the little one grows a bit - Back Seat!
When the little one is ready for a booster seat - Back Seat!
If you EVER have to ask a question like that you can call the police station and they will tell you or give you a paper on when children can be put in front. They must be a certian height and weight.
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July 24th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
oh no no no… never good idea. front seats are worse place for any infant or even child to be!
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July 24th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
no its never safe to have a baby in the front in a car seat with teh airbag on if you crash the air bag can do more damage than it not being there
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July 24th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
NO. and if you live in the US its illegal to put a baby in the front seat. Your baby needs to be in the back seat NO MATTER WHAT! An air back could kill your baby even if the car seat is rear facing. Put your baby in the back seat and if you dont have back seat sell your car and get one with a back seat. you have to do whats best for baby.
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July 24th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
NOOOOO
NEVER do this as a single mother of one you never want to put your child in the front seat because of the risk of the child in a car accident going through the wind shield. ALWAYS put the child (depending on age) in the back seat. I your child is still a baby make sure yotu also put them facing the rear of the car in a very safe and secure baby seat, booster seat or car seat. If you nee help putting in a car seat or want to know if you have it properly in stalled correctly you can always go to your local police station and ask them for help.
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sources.
http://www.babycenter.com and information the web to baby books and self knowledge
July 24th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
No.. you cant. The backseat in the middle is the safest place for the baby. Or you can put them on the side if you have too. Its not safe for children 12 or under to be in the front seat with a air bag.
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July 24th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
no!!! what do you think would happen to your baby if the air bag went off?
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July 24th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Yes you can if you want to go to prison, but if you don’t want to go i wouldn’t advised it because it’s very fatal.
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July 24th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
No. The airbag will deploy and literally crush the baby. Then you would go to jail for killing your baby. That recently was in the news.
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July 24th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
You never put a child in a rear or forward facing car seat in the front seat with an air bag..and even without an air bag its against the law where I live to have any child in a carseat in the front seat.
Flip down your visor and it clearly states the safest place for children is the backseat.
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July 24th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
No…..it has to be in the back seat.
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July 24th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
baby car seats go in the back…
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July 24th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
No,no,no,no,NO.
Never put a rear facing baby seat in a front passenger seat if it has an airbag fitted. Very, very dangerous. DON’T DO IT!
If the airbag is activated it will push onto the back of the babyseat and potentially badly injure or worst case kill the baby by pushing it head first into the back of the seat of the car.
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July 24th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Definitely not safe.
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July 24th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
No, it is not safe with the airbag still on. It isn’t really safe at all. The baby should be in the back seat in the middle, that way if there is a crash (God forbid) the baby is safer than even you are.
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July 24th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
NO YOU CAN NOT! It clearly states on the car seat and in the car that car seats are NOT to be in the front seat. And just so you know, even if there is no air bag there are to be NO car seats in the front seat. And you child should be at least 12 before you even think about endangering their life and putting them in the front.
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July 24th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Air bag off switches are not 100% effective. Even in the off position, the bag is still loaded and ready. If you have a particurly bad crash or are hit a certain way the bag has the potential of still exploding…
Do air bags pose a danger to children?
Yes. Front air bags have been required in all passenger cars since 1997 and all SUVs, pickups, and vans since 1998 because they save lives — but as of June 2007, they had also killed at least 180 children, several of them infants in rear-facing seats. Some of those deaths occurred in what should have been mere fender-benders.
What makes them so dangerous?
Air bags inflate almost instantly after a crash, often bursting from the dashboard at 200 miles per hour — more than the force of a heavyweight fighter’s knockout punch. That impact can injure or kill children and even adults who are seated too close to the air bag or are thrown toward the dashboard during emergency braking.
Never place a baby in a rear-facing seat in the front seat of a car with an active air bag. The seat positions their head so close to the dash that they’re directly in the air bag’s line of fire.
Air bags can also be deadly to older children in the front seat. Because children have weaker back, neck, and stomach muscles, and because their head is larger in relation to the size of their body, it’s harder for them to maintain an upright position even in a gentle collision. So they’re more likely to come face to face with the blunt force of the bag as it expands.
Where’s the safest place for my child to sit?
Ideally? The safest place for anyone (including adults!) is the middle of the backseat, or of the center seat in a van or station wagon. But if more than one child is riding in the car, only one can occupy that spot. And if the center backseat has no shoulder belt to secure a child in a booster seat or an older child, it may not be suitable.
In general, kids age 12 and under should sit somewhere in the backseat, using the appropriate child or booster seat or safety belt for their age and size.
What if I have to put a child in the front seat?
If you’re forced to seat a child up front because the car is full car or it lacks a backseat (a pickup truck, for instance), slide the seat as far back as possible before installing the appropriate child safety seat or booster. If the air bag has an on-off switch, set it to "off." If you can’t turn the air bag off, under no circumstances place a rear-facing infant car seat in that spot.
If you don’t have an air bag on-off switch and regularly need to put a child in the front seat, consider getting a switch installed. You can find out how from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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http://www.babycenter.com/0_car-seat-safety-air-bags_396.bc
July 24th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
No! No no no no no!! Put it in the back, if the airbag goes off when your baby is in the front seat, it can crush your baby into the seat.
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July 24th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
No, it’s not safe. Have you read the car seat manual? Most car owner’s manuals (and on the visors) tell you NOT to put a RF car seat in the front with the air bag on. It can kill your baby. In any case, the rear center seat is the safest for children.
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mommy of one and one on the way
July 24th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Idiot
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July 24th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
No. Always have your baby in the back seat.
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July 24th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
rear facing, forward facing, in a booster, or seatbelt alone, kids should not ever sit in the front seat unless ther eis absolutely no other transportation. If the car is ‘01 or newer, it should have a way to shut the airbag off. Call a dealer and ask. It became a requirement in 2 seater vehicles for exactly this reason.
Kids belong in a back seat until 12-13 years old.
http://www.car-seat.org
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July 25th, 2009 at 12:06 am
Tis actually illegal which i didnt know !!
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