I noticed that there are only two tie downs for baby seats in the bench seat of my 2007 Tahoe...one in the middle and one behind the passenger seat. Someone told me that putting an infant behind a passenger seat is one of the most unsafe places to put a baby because in an accident, the driver will instinctively drive away from a collision resulting in the passenger side getting hit. Anyone know why Chevy only put child seat tie downs in two seats of the bench and why one is behind the passenger seat...especially considering the designer is a woman, I believe!?!?!?!?
Baby seat tie down question...
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Vrrooom
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Are you talking about the Latch seats? Not sure why they did that w/ the bench but my Tahoe w/ the two buckets in the middle row has them on both buckets. I have my daughter directly behind me, crappy part is I can't see her 
Yeah..there are four metal hooks to tie baby seats to...two on bench behind passenger seat and two in middle seat. Why wouldn't they put one behind the driver side seat so you could have three (hopefully I won't get to that point..heheheh). GM does some stupid sh*t sometimes to save a nickel....
I'm not sure I buy the whole more dangerous on the passenger side thing. It seems equally safe or dangerous on either side. Even if you swerve to avoid an accident, the direction you swerve is going to be dependent upon the direction the other vehicle is going, not where you are sitting.
That does seem odd about the latch attachment points in the bench. We've got the 2nd row buckets (both w/latch attachment points) and I just assumed that the bench would have 3 attachment points. What's frustrating for us is the the options in the 3rd row. There is only 1 attachment point on the back of the seats (for the strap that comes from the top of the baby seat) on the driver's side, none on the passenger side. We've got both baby seats in the 3rd row attached to that point on the driver's side. It seems like these designers don't have a lot of common sense sometimes.
Rollin Thunder
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what kind of car seats are you guys using, mine use the seat belt, they just go threw the back and you buckle it and BOOM DONE.
Car Seats
We're using the following car seats:
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They both have LATCH but since there's no anchors in the 3rd row we just use the seat belts to secure them, then connect the tether to the anchor on the back bottom of the 3rd row.
We're using the following car seats:
http://www.gracobaby.com/catalog/product_enlargedImg.aspx?modelNumber=8487WBR&subBrand=Ultra CarGoâ„¢ Booster Car Seat&modelType=8487&patternName=Pattern: Wilburâ„¢*****
http://www.gracobaby.com/catalog/product_enlargedImg.aspx?modelNumber=8C00DMN2&subBrand=ComfortSportâ„¢ Convertible Car Seat&modelType=8C00&patternName=Pattern: Domaineâ„¢*****
They both have LATCH but since there's no anchors in the 3rd row we just use the seat belts to secure them, then connect the tether to the anchor on the back bottom of the 3rd row.
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According to my Fireman brother-in-law the "tie downs" are safer then
using the seat belt through the back of a pre-booster type car seat. I have a bench w/ 2 boys and I never noticed that there was only 2, but I currently only have one child in that type of car seat and I feel it's safer to have him in the middle seat. However, I do have another child on the way and I find this a little dissapointing, since it is easiest for the driver to put a child (especially a baby) in the car seat through the drivers side rather then having to walk around the car.
using the seat belt through the back of a pre-booster type car seat. I have a bench w/ 2 boys and I never noticed that there was only 2, but I currently only have one child in that type of car seat and I feel it's safer to have him in the middle seat. However, I do have another child on the way and I find this a little dissapointing, since it is easiest for the driver to put a child (especially a baby) in the car seat through the drivers side rather then having to walk around the car.
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I have wondered this myself, it doesn't make sense the way they did that. I just use a seatbelt strap for the left and latch on the middle and leave the right open so I can fold it for back access. There is no rhyme or reason as to why they did that.
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I would bet that they assume your first choice is to put the baby in the middle and if that is not possible you will put the baby behind the passenger seat because behind the drivers seat you cant see him/her..
Rollin Thunder
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the car seats i have in mine are not for infants, i guess thats the difference. the forward faceing. i think my little siblings are 8 and 9 , but i dont remember:ktoe: :lol: yes my parents had a wide spred of kids. 8-9 for the little ones (yes their small) and me and my brother 16 (him) 20 (me) LOL.
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