Installing Dinette Seatbelts
Hi! We're in the process of buying an older Class A Southwind and will be travelling with two small kids. I'd like to figure out a way to install shoulder restraints/seat belts in our dinette area s...
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Given the structure (or lack of it) of most motorhome walls, I'm not sure even securely attaching a shoulder belt to the wall would accomplish all that much in a serious collision. It would be of some benefit in a comparatively minor one.
Since booster seats should not be used without a shoulder belt, I think the best you can reasonably do is have the children sit directly on the dinette seat and use the installed belts. Facing backwards would likely be a little safer than facing frontwards, as momentum would tend not to throw them against the edge of the table. As always, driving carefully and somewhat conservatively (as in leaving plenty of room to react, etc.) is in my opinion the most important step to staying safe.
Since booster seats should not be used without a shoulder belt, I think the best you can reasonably do is have the children sit directly on the dinette seat and use the installed belts. Facing backwards would likely be a little safer than facing frontwards, as momentum would tend not to throw them against the edge of the table. As always, driving carefully and somewhat conservatively (as in leaving plenty of room to react, etc.) is in my opinion the most important step to staying safe.
