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AIBU?

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to not want DS to go on a nursery trip in a coach with adult seatbelts?

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snowleopard · 09/05/2007 18:12

He's just under 2 and today I (along with another parent who was nearby) were asked to give consent to a day trip to a family play park thingy a good 30 miles away. The other mum asked how they would get there and it transpired in a big coach with normal adult seatbelts. The trip is for his group(aged 18 month-2 years) and the older groups who are 2, 3 and 4. Is this normal? I thought adult seatbelts were dangerous below a certain height? i said I would consider taking our child seat and fitting it into the coach using the seatbelt - wuld that be a good idea or would I be unreasonable to just not let him go?

The nursery have always been so good and careful, or so I thought - this has really upset me - but maybe IABU? I know city buses don't have seatbelts for example but they trundle slowly around city centres - and anyway if DS goes on one of those he's strapped into his buggy. And this is a big coach going on the bypass and A1...

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frumpygrumpy · 05/06/2007 19:15

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TenaLady · 05/06/2007 19:19

Question, if your child requires a booster seat in a car for an adult belt, shouldnt it be the same for a coach or similar?

I do all the school trips, else my ds wouldnt go and I did consider taking the booster but refrained in case he felt like a freak!

Safe versus Freak, which is it to be?

TenaLady · 05/06/2007 19:20

Am I the only mum wondering to send a booster on the coach? If we all said what we felt then these things could be dealt with. One lonely voice wont go anywhere.

LIZS · 05/06/2007 19:42

A booster won't really help on a lap belt only.

bobbysmum07 · 05/06/2007 22:11

A booster will not fit on the seat. Well, I suppose you could force it on, but it wouldn't be safe. Coach seats are neither wide nor long enough to accomodate boosters.

The DVLA are aware of this as well.

MrsWho · 05/06/2007 22:46

Just saw a mention of minibuses and car seats.
My school has 3 minibuses and has to have a stock of booster seats and a couple of car seats for the little ones to go out on the bus.That came in with the new laws (although some used them before anyway)

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