Originally Posted by
SWCPHX
You understand why child restraint systems need to go in the window seat right? Because if you do I would have never thought to put the kid anywhere other than the window seat.
And yes I have traveled with a toddler in a car seat.
I understand why car seats need to go in a window seat. Because they are bulky and could create an obstruction when trying to escape in an emergency, so you don't want anyone sitting "inside" of a car seat. That has always made perfect sense to me.
By the same logic, a CARES harness should not have such a rule, since it effectively takes up no more extra space than the seat itself. Someone trying to escape from the window would have no more trouble getting out if there is a CARES harness in the middle seat. Is there another reason I'm missing?