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Under 12's in front seat

  • 05-08-2009 9:32pm
    #1
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,605 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey all,
    Just wondering where the law stands with regards carrying an under 12 in the front seat. If the car has no useable back seats, can an under 12 be seated in the front?
    Thanks


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  • #2
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,809 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    If it has no back seats, e.g. MX-5, then there is no issue. A car with only 2 seats has neither front, nor rear, seats. It merely has........seats.....

    Even in a car with front and rear seats, the answer is yes, they still can.

    A child may travel in a front seat of a car so long as, if under 1.5m in height and weighing less than 36kgs (taken to be in the 11/12 yr old range), they use an appropriate child seat or booster cushion. If over that height/weight, then they can use the stanard seat belt.


    As you can see from HERE the whole thing is fairly straightforward.

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • #3
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    galwaytt wrote:
    if under 1.5m in height and weighing less than 36kgs... they use an appropriate child seat or booster cushion.

    "and" or "or"? I know adults under 1.5m in height :D


  • #4
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,605 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Thanks for that! Means I can decide on what 2 seater to get! :D

    Also, I can now get a proper safety cage fitted to the mini, and have it floor cross mounted across the back!


  • #5
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,809 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Solitaire wrote: »
    "and" or "or"? I know adults under 1.5m in height :D

    ...it's an "and".....eeeuuw, an adult under 36kg???

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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