Seat Belts

Regardless of the LEGAL requirement, would you not want everyone to be belted in? They become a highway speed missile within the rig if you have to brake real hard, or worse, rear end someone.

Each state drives the seat belt requirement. Consult your state DMV.

As a retired Firefighter I say everyone period!!

My front seat passenger is belted along with the driver. Everyone else is up to me to decide when and whether to get belted...just like in an aircraft..turbulence, the seat belt light comes on, severe clear, it's off.......Dennis

Someone, please pass the popcorn.....:)...D

Executive wrote:
My front seat passenger is belted along with the driver. Everyone else is up to me to decide when and whether to get belted...just like in an aircraft..turbulence, the seat belt light comes on, severe clear, it's off.......Dennis

Someone, please pass the popcorn.....:)...D

This is pretty much the same rules we use, but I generally require that everyone be belted in, any/all the time they are sitting at a seat that has a seatbelt. I installed a seatbelt on the recliner behind the passenger seat, so pretty much all seats have a seatbelt, except the rear-facing side of the dinette.

As I recall, the law only requires that the person in the driver and passenger seat be belted in.

And, yes, Dennis, you're right, pass the popcorn, get a cold drink, sit back and watch the fun. This topic ALWAYS generates lots of entertaining 'discussion'. :)

You'll notice, folks that own towable RVs are always very adament in these discussions, saying that EVERYONE must be belted in ALL the time, and should NEVER get up for anything when RV is moving. Ever. But, you watch, one day when those folks trade up to a MH and see how nice it is to have all the amenities when on the road...Suddenly their opinion on this matter changes drastically. :)

Our policy is similar to Willald's. Stay belted, but if it's deemed safe to move around, then they can do what they need to and then buckle up. All 12 seating positions in our motorhome came with seatbelts from the manufacturer, so it gives lots of seating options. Haven't put one on the commode, yet. LOL

If you need to add seatbelts, I can recommend Gotbelts.com . They have a variety of styles, lengths, colors and mounting hardware options. I installed some across our bed so when we're travelling at night and the kids are sleeping in the back, they won't "roll off" should I have to brake hard. :)

~Rick

Rick Jay wrote:
Haven't put one on the commode, yet. LOL

Hey, thats a good idea, I hadn't thought of that! A seat belt for the commode! As much time as some members of my family spend on that thing when we're traveling, I should look into that. For their own safety, of course. :)

If you need to add seatbelts, I can recommend Gotbelts.com . They have a variety of styles, lengths, colors and mounting hardware options. I installed some across our bed so when we're travelling at night and the kids are sleeping in the back, they won't "roll off" should I have to brake hard. :)

We don't let the kids go back to their bunk beds (or our bed) in the back when on the road (don't have seatbelts on them). I've toyed with the idea of putting seatbelts on their bunks so they can, but have not done that, and probably won't. Reason being: Its very difficult if not impossible for us to see back there when on the road, to make sure they would be using belts in the bunks. Knowing that we cannot see back there, it would not be long before they would not use them, and I cringe to think of the horrible injuries it'd cause if one of them fell or were thrown out from a bunk when I had to make a sudden turn or stop.

Will

As far as I know, they still do not have seat belts in school buses.
I have only adults riding in my Class A and only the person in the other captains chair is required to be buckled up. The other adults can chose to use one of the other seat belts in the coach, or not.