Safest way to travel with 6 in a pickup?
We have a Dodge Ram 2500 megacab as a tow vehicle. There are five of us -- hubby and I and three kids, ages 6, 7 and 9. In August we're going to a music festival about four hours away. DD9 is brin...
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Francesca Knowles wrote:
Per the above:
Middle position up front is not in a front air bag's "line of fire". It's also safest from side impact point of view, as is also true of middle in the back seat.
I wouldn't be to sure of that. Back when airbags were becoming mainstream and 6 passenger cars were still available, I remember advertisements boasting about how the airbag would protect the middle passenger too.
Other than pulling the FMVSS standard for airbags and seeing if it requires occupant protection for all front seat passengers, I am not sure how one would verify if their front passenger airbag covers the middle passenger or not. If the owners manual states no rearward facing car seats to be used in that position, I am willing to bet the airbag protects that occupant or encroaches on their space.
