How to use the seat belt with the RideSafer
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- (RideSafer vest shown is a previous model.)
We have two children showing us how to use the seat belt with the RideSafer. An older child who can put it on herself and a younger child who still needs help.
(You can learn more about the RideSafer and how it is a safe legal alternative to traditional child restraints for children at least 3 years old at shop.saferide4... or ridesafertrave...)
The older child demonstrates first:
First she buckles the seat belt.
Then she makes sure there aren’t any twists in it before she slips it into the RideSafer clips on the lap.
Then she pulls the slack out of it and puts the shoulder belt into the shoulder clip on the RideSafer.
Siena started buckling herself into the RideSafer when she was about 5 ½ years old and has been doing it with just a double check from us since then. She is now almost 9.
You can see the lap portion of the seat belt is on the hips and the shoulder portion is midchest/midshoulder. The crash energy would be dissipated and absorbed by the chest portion of the vest.
Brode helps us demonstrate using the RideSafer vest and tether with a smaller child. He is now 4 ½ and has been using the RideSafer as his daily car seat since he was 3 ½.
First we put connect the tether strap to the vest and clip it into the tether anchor point in the car.
Then we fit the vest to the child and buckle him in.
Then we buckle the seat belt and slip it into the clips. One trick is to fold the seat belt and let it slide into the clip.
Then we snug up the tether so it’s at a neutral tension so it’s not lifting up on the vest.
If you find the vest being lifted, you can have the child lean forward, pull the vest in the back then have the child lean back again.
If your child is using the RideSafer every day and you want to leave the vest partly buckled in the car you can:
Unbuckle the seat belt when you arrive at your destination.
Slip it out of one of the lap clips.
Unbuckle the RideSafer and slip it off your child.
When your child gets back in:
Buckle the vest.
Buckle the seat belt.
Slip seat belt into the one clip and pull the slack out.
If you find the seat belt bunching on the lap, sometimes it’s because the parent is pulling the seat belt too tight.
We offer more car seat safety information on our blog at: saferide4kids....
Amazing!!!
I came across your video and about 2yrs ago, an accident where it took 3-4 days to locate the baby and the rest of the family, due to no safety devices!!!
Thanks for sharing and this is a MUST!!!
Thanks for the quick trick. Been using this on all of my kids since 1988 and have always wished there was a quicker way to put it on. Thanks
Greg this is another great video, you seem like a really nice dad and your product is smart. I'm glad I bought it and can't wait to use it more on the road. Good luck,
Glad you found it helpful. Safe travels!
Thank you! This is a great video with clear explanations. Two thumbs up!
I like how he keeps trying to bite him lol😂
How does the dual latch work for children over 60lbs and lap belt only?
The dual tether attaches to both shoulders on the vest and two tether anchor points in the vehicle (the one for the seating position the child is in and one for the seating position next to the child).
The shoulder part , do you have some with something other than velcro
There is a metal guide inside the shoulder pad with the Velcro closure. No, there is not an option to close the shoulder pad with something other than the Velcro the manufacturer designed it with.
sarah castelli took the test
Are you able to put a backless booster under the child and use this? I want to get one for my 3yo niece because I cannot fit a highback with harness in my small SUV with my 2 kids and she's too young and won't sit still in just a backless booster
Using a booster with the RideSafer can offer some comfort and the ability to see out the window for a smaller child. For this the manufacturer offers the Delighter Booster (shop.saferide4kids.com/products/delighter-booster-seat) which is the only booster that has been crash tested with RideSafer vests.
That thing looks like a death trap for younger kids. I'd rather lug around a booster seat
Beckah, I (Greg) find your comment interesting. Under what conditions do
you feel it would be more unsafe than a booster? I just want to
understand your thinking so I can provide the right feedback. Thank you.
The position of the shoulder strap looks to be too close to the younger child's neck, rather than across the center of his shoulder. Maybe if the belt positioner was a little lower on the vest it would be easier to get a good fit for smaller kids
Thanks for replying! There are couple things to discuss on this topic. The new RideSafer Delight (Oct 2016) has more adjustability in the shoulder clip in an attempt to get a better fit on more kid/seatbelt combinations. The other, and potentially more important issue, is a common misconception about the risks of having a seat belt near the neck. The misconception is that the having the shoulder belt near the neck is inherently dangerous. It is not. There are no documented cases of a child being seriously injured in the neck by the seat belt BUT there are MANY cases of a child being annoyed by the seat belt and putting it under their arm or behind their back and that is a potentially deadly combination. On the RideSafer, with the clip holding the seatbelt off the neck and on the shoulder we avoid this whole issue. Thanks again!
Was thinking same. Where is the booster seat, something doesn’t seems right.