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Rear seats in a pick-up- Legality, Safety, etc?
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 09 2:27 pm
by db
Now another McQueen is arriving imminently, we're running out of seating in the Truk.
4-across the bench seat is a squeeze but we all have a seatbelt, i haven't checked the legality of that though, to be honest
My next thought is to fit a bench seat or a pair of rear- facing seats in the pick-up bed.
I'd securely fix them through to the chassis, have 3-pt belts and a roll-over bar, possibly even a bit of tarp for shelter if they're good
Any thoughts?
Re: Rear seats in a pick-up- Legality, Safety, etc?
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 09 2:43 pm
by mopar_mark
db wrote:Now another McQueen is arriving imminently, we're running out of seating in the Truk.
4-across the bench seat is a squeeze but we all have a seatbelt, i haven't checked the legality of that though, to be honest
My next thought is to fit a bench seat or a pair of rear- facing seats in the pick-up bed.
I'd securely fix them through to the chassis, have 3-pt belts and a roll-over bar, possibly even a bit of tarp for shelter if they're good
Any thoughts?
My concern would be that you would have no control on passengers when outside the cab.
What is to stop them from undoing their seat belts, playing around,etc.
Adults should understand the risks, but you can not expect kids to really understand the consequences
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 09 8:10 pm
by db
Quite true Mark- i'd only stick the older kids (12yrs) in the back

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 09 8:27 pm
by latil
A soft top Landrover can have seats in the back,no more than a pickup if it's a truck cab version. Side facing seats don't require s/belts either as they're considered dangerous in that position. Forward facing seats of course would have to be properly belted.
Re: Rear seats in a pick-up- Legality, Safety, etc?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 09 12:51 am
by Rich
db wrote:Now another McQueen is arriving imminently, we're running out of seating in the Truk.
Any thoughts?
Keep it in ya pants Paul??????
Think it sounds a bit iffy,beter safe than sorry eh???Buy Marks Navigator
