Ride Safer Travel Vests

[karinothing]

safetrafficsystem.com/ver4/

Are these things really as safe as a car seat? it says you can use them starting at age 3. It looks like it is just used in Europe now. I have no desire to use them, just find them kind of fascinating. I was looking through my car manual and saw that there used to be an option in my car that had built in restraints like this, so I wondered about that too. @fivedogs.

[strawberriquen]

Here's the review from CSFTL: csftl.org/ride-safer-travel-vest-review/


  You can definitely use it in the US, but they don't recommend the Ride Safer vest until closer to age 5.  

[lynn07]

We're trying to decide between this and Immi Go's (http://immigoseat.com) for DHs car once baby #3 is here. DH has a Jetta, and there's no way we can safely fit 3 across without getting one of these kinds of things. I'd love to hear Fivedogs opinion on either of these!

[egishere]

My triplet mom friend has them for travel and likes them.

[CloudBee]

I have this, and the Bubble Bum saved in a private Amazon wish list so I remember when the time comes.

[anna7602]

We used this when I took DD to Argentina at age 3 in 2011. The only car we needed to ride in was to/from the airport on that end (took public transportation in NY), but it's over an hour-long ride. This thing was not a hit with DD. It's hot and uncomfortable.

On the safety front, however, it did seem to do the same thing that I see boosters now do for her- make it so that the car seat's existing belt was at the right level to restrain her. Nonetheless, a safety feature is completely useless if your kid does not want to use it.

[anna7602]

Mar 10, 2015 13:07:42 GMT -5 CloudBee said:

I have this, and the Bubble Bum saved in a private Amazon wish list so I remember when the time comes.

I can pass on mine at the next GTG. 

[kangaroo11]

This looks great for travel. Too bad DD will only be 2.5 when we go to Europe, so we will have to rent a seat there.

[anna7602]

Mar 10, 2015 13:35:19 GMT -5 kangaroo11 said:

This looks great for travel. Too bad DD will only be 2.5 when we go to Europe, so we will have to rent a seat there.

Where are you going? I am traveling seatless to Europe this summer. All of the cities we're visiting having public transportation connections from the airport/train stations. 

[kangaroo11]

Mar 10, 2015 13:45:33 GMT -5 anna7602 said:

Mar 10, 2015 13:35:19 GMT -5 kangaroo11 said:

This looks great for travel. Too bad DD will only be 2.5 when we go to Europe, so we will have to rent a seat there.

Where are you going? I am traveling seatless to Europe this summer. All of the cities we're visiting having public transportation connections from the airport/train stations. 

Most likely Tuscany, so we will have to rent a car to get between the hill towns.