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>people driving it have no idea what they are doing + have no need for that capacity. Presumptuous to assume the operators of these vehicles don’t have the nee
by ycombonator 7y ago
>people driving it have no idea what they are doing + have no need for that capacity.
Presumptuous to assume the operators of these vehicles don’t have the need for the capacity. My next door neighbor has 3 kids that fit in 3 car seats she carts them around all day not to mention their accessories and shopping and I always thought she needed a bigger vehicle.
SUVs fare better in a collision with a smaller car, when it comes to protecting your kids you are better off riding in a tank.
- Silhouette 7y agoSUVs fare better in a collision with a smaller car, when it comes to protecting your kids you are better off riding in a tank. Unless the other party was driving a bigger tank in response to everyone else's tanks. An arms race where vehicles get heavier and heavier isn't really in anyone's interests over the long run.
- lawlessone 7y ago>3 kids that fit in 3 car seats Would all fit in a compact
- Amezarak 7y agoCar seats are massive and I’m pretty sure they’re deliberately designed so that few models will fit three to a row. They certainly don’t fit in my compact or my crossover. Putting them in my compact also requires me to drive with my chest on the steering wheel.
- msh 7y agoshow me a compact that can take 3 car seats and have isofix mounts for all 3 of them.
- rjmunro 7y agoThere are plenty in the UK: https://www.carshop.co.uk/latest-news/cars-with-3-isofix-points/ https://www.carshop.co.uk/latest-news/cars-with-3-isofix-poi...
- JshWright 7y agoMost of those have the "third" set of mounts in the front passenger seat. Is it common to put kids in the front seat in the UK? In the US kids who are small enough to need a car seat aren't going to be in the front (air bags aren't designed for kids)
- jon-wood 7y agoI don't know if its a legal requirement, but every car with passenger airbags I've ridden in over the last five years at least has had the ability to disable the passenger airbag, and clear warnings that you should do so if a child is in the front seat.
- msh 7y agoA lot of those cars arnt compacts. Something like the Grand C4 Picasso is SUV size. And for the compacts they say: ISOFIX points can be found in the outer rear seats and in the front passenger seat. So then you most likely wont have space for the second parent.
- tomatocracy 7y agoThe ISOFIX requirement is the big constraining factor. Ditch that and you can find combinations of compact car and child seats which will fit three across, though you’ll have less choice in terms of child seats.
- GordonS 7y agoEven if you ditch the ISOFIX requirement, it's still difficult to find a combination of 3 car seats that will fit across the back bench, even with large cars.
- radicalbyte 7y agoThere isn't a single compact car on the market which fits a family of five - three children in ISO-fix seats and two adults in the front. You need to look at the Peugeot 5008 or larger MPVs if you want that. It's a gap in the market, I'd kill for a Model 3 sized car which was 5cm wider and had three proper seats in the back. Source: the last three months researching and looking for the smallest car I can buy which can fit the whole family in.
- eMSF 7y agoTechnically, all cars can take 3 car seats (1 in the front, 2 in the back) if they have the mounts for it.
- Silhouette 7y agoAnd the space. I doubt any normal family car I've ever driven could fit a rear-facing baby seat behind a tall person in the driver's seat, for example.
- JshWright 7y agoNo kid who is small enough to be in a car seat should be in the front passenger seat.
- saturdaysaint 7y agoHere's a long list, along with a list of carseats that have been tested "3 across" in those cars. A minivan or SUV would undoubtedly be easier to load kids in and out of, of course. https://www.thecarcrashdetective.com/3-across-car-seat-guide-html/ https://www.thecarcrashdetective.com/3-across-car-seat-guide...
- swish_bob 7y agoSUVs have a dreadful record for safety. They feel safe, because they're so big, but they really aren't more safe than smaller vehicles.
- rjmunro 7y agoGet a MiniVan (called a people carrier in the UK) if you need the capacity, not an SUV. Better MPG, less likely to flip over, similar or greater capacity.
- geerlingguy 7y agoAnd sliding doors, which are one of the best inventions ever when it comes to getting kids in and out of the car in tight spaces and garages.