Safety First
04-11-2019, 04:41 PM
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Safety First
I’m sure SOMEBODY thought this was a good idea.
04-11-2019, 04:47 PM
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Pretty high tech back in the day. I wonder what it was like in a two door where the front top of the seat bent forward to accommodate access to the rear seat.
04-11-2019, 04:52 PM
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Sears. They had everything, didn’t they?
04-11-2019, 04:57 PM
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All I can think of is:
04-11-2019, 05:45 PM
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Kinda funny, now thats exactly what some states require for dogs to be in your pickup bed.??
04-11-2019, 05:49 PM
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The MRS keeps bugging me to hook our dog to one but I just don’t see the point. Not sure it would protect it any better than being loose.
04-11-2019, 07:24 PM
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bjmayberry2
The MRS keeps bugging me to hook our dog to one but I just don’t see the point. Not sure it would protect it any better than being loose.
Keeps the dog from rolling away when they jump over the side at speed. With the tether, they can bounce behind instead until you stop.
Frankly, I'm not quite sure which of these 'safety' devices are safer. And yes, it's still a wonder we survived.
04-11-2019, 08:50 PM
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Frankly, I'm not quite sure which of these 'safety' devices are safer.
I'm not sure which would be safer but the strap is nicer.
Like a seat belt, it's a courtesy to the rescue squad. They don't have to spend a lot of time searching for the victims and can get home at a decent hour.
04-12-2019, 08:09 AM
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My Mom could always hold me with her arm if a accident were to happen.... yeah she could....
04-12-2019, 08:36 AM
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That raised child seat is way more alarming than the safety straps! Let's make sure the kid definitely goes through the windshield every time, lol
04-12-2019, 08:55 AM
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My grandparents always had a Sears Roebuck Catalog in the outhouse for emergencies...
04-14-2019, 11:49 AM
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My parent used something like that on my sister and I in the back seat. as they didn't have seatbelts.
04-14-2019, 11:52 AM
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1 to 10 yrs old though? 10?
04-14-2019, 07:24 PM
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My Mom could always hold me with her arm if a accident were to happen.... yeah she could....
Ha ha....been there...I got smacked a couple of times when she would have to brake hard and her right arm would come flying over to hold me in place.
04-15-2019, 12:52 AM
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Ha ha....been there...I got smacked a couple of times when she would have to brake hard and her right arm would come flying over to hold me in place.
Yup, Me too.
And...… If we were in the Back Seat, we were STANDING on the floorboard, chin resting on the Front Seat.
04-11-2019, 04:47 PM
