children in back seat of cars

I currently own an 03 corolla. It looks like I have the option of
putting either my toddler or infant in the middle back seat (safest
area), and the other nearer to one of the back doors.

Would a camry give the children better protection?--I want them both
closer to the middle of possible-- Or is my best bet simply to buy a
toyota Sienna/SUV, for safest drive?

slatt333 wrote:[color=blue]
> I currently own an 03 corolla. It looks like I have the option of
> putting either my toddler or infant in the middle back seat (safest
> area), and the other nearer to one of the back doors.
>
> Would a camry give the children better protection?--I want them both
> closer to the middle of possible-- Or is my best bet simply to buy a
> toyota Sienna/SUV, for safest drive?[/color]

[url]http://www.iihs.org/research/fatality_facts/occupants.html[/url]
[url]http://www.safercar.gov/BASCKids2005/pages/TOC.htm[/url]

These sites have information you should digest.
Generally, big cars (including minivans) are safer than SUVs. At
highway speeds SUVs have some nasty habits in emergency situations.

FWIW, I put my kids in a Chevy Caprice wagon (dating myself here,
aren't I?) and then a Sienna minivan but promptly got rid of the awful
OEM tires on both cars. Today, I'd certainly look for vehicles with
side curtain airbags as well as other safety features but I'd continue
to replace OEM tires to obtain superior traction especially in wet
conditions.

[email]dimndsonmywndshld@yahoo.com[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> slatt333 wrote:[color=green]
> > I currently own an 03 corolla. It looks like I have the option of
> > putting either my toddler or infant in the middle back seat (safest
> > area), and the other nearer to one of the back doors.
> >
> > Would a camry give the children better protection?--I want them both
> > closer to the middle of possible-- Or is my best bet simply to buy a
> > toyota Sienna/SUV, for safest drive?[/color]
>
> [url]http://www.iihs.org/research/fatality_facts/occupants.html[/url]
> [url]http://www.safercar.gov/BASCKids2005/pages/TOC.htm[/url]
>
> These sites have information you should digest.
> Generally, big cars (including minivans) are safer than SUVs. At
> highway speeds SUVs have some nasty habits in emergency situations.
>
> FWIW, I put my kids in a Chevy Caprice wagon (dating myself here,
> aren't I?) and then a Sienna minivan but promptly got rid of the awful
> OEM tires on both cars. Today, I'd certainly look for vehicles with
> side curtain airbags as well as other safety features but I'd continue
> to replace OEM tires to obtain superior traction especially in wet
> conditions.[/color]
Do any cars offer side airbags in the back?

"slatt333" <slatt333@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1149089937.838978.211400@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>
> [email]dimndsonmywndshld@yahoo.com[/email] wrote:[color=green]
>> slatt333 wrote:[color=darkred]
>> > I currently own an 03 corolla. It looks like I have the option of
>> > putting either my toddler or infant in the middle back seat (safest
>> > area), and the other nearer to one of the back doors.
>> >
>> > Would a camry give the children better protection?--I want them both
>> > closer to the middle of possible-- Or is my best bet simply to buy a
>> > toyota Sienna/SUV, for safest drive?[/color]
>>
>> [url]http://www.iihs.org/research/fatality_facts/occupants.html[/url]
>> [url]http://www.safercar.gov/BASCKids2005/pages/TOC.htm[/url]
>>
>> These sites have information you should digest.
>> Generally, big cars (including minivans) are safer than SUVs. At
>> highway speeds SUVs have some nasty habits in emergency situations.
>>
>> FWIW, I put my kids in a Chevy Caprice wagon (dating myself here,
>> aren't I?) and then a Sienna minivan but promptly got rid of the awful
>> OEM tires on both cars. Today, I'd certainly look for vehicles with
>> side curtain airbags as well as other safety features but I'd continue
>> to replace OEM tires to obtain superior traction especially in wet
>> conditions.[/color]
> Do any cars offer side airbags in the back?
>[/color]

Front and rear side curtain airbags are common equipment now, standard
equipment in the 2007 Camry and standard or optional in most other models.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

Your definition of safe depends upon the actions of other drivers.

An infant should be facing to the rear, and the safest place in any car is
in the middle of the back seat. The other occupants are safest depending
upon which side the car is struck on. A general rule of thumb is that bigger
is better, but that rule tends to break down with alarming regularity these
days. And, the very thing -- size -- that affords you the greatest safety is
what makes the other drivers hate you; your car or truck simply creams
smaller cars. Of course, larger has it's downside too.





"slatt333" <slatt333@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1149077692.499044.77320@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>I currently own an 03 corolla. It looks like I have the option of
> putting either my toddler or infant in the middle back seat (safest
> area), and the other nearer to one of the back doors.
>
> Would a camry give the children better protection?--I want them both
> closer to the middle of possible-- Or is my best bet simply to buy a
> toyota Sienna/SUV, for safest drive?
>[/color]

Jeff Strickland wrote:[color=blue]
> Your definition of safe depends upon the actions of other drivers.
>
> An infant should be facing to the rear, and the safest place in any car is
> in the middle of the back seat. The other occupants are safest depending
> upon which side the car is struck on. A general rule of thumb is that bigger
> is better, but that rule tends to break down with alarming regularity these
> days. And, the very thing -- size -- that affords you the greatest safety is
> what makes the other drivers hate you; your car or truck simply creams
> smaller cars. Of course, larger has it's downside too.
>
>
>
>
>
> "slatt333" <slatt333@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1149077692.499044.77320@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
> >I currently own an 03 corolla. It looks like I have the option of
> > putting either my toddler or infant in the middle back seat (safest
> > area), and the other nearer to one of the back doors.
> >
> > Would a camry give the children better protection?--I want them both
> > closer to the middle of possible-- Or is my best bet simply to buy a
> > toyota Sienna/SUV, for safest drive?
> >[/color][/color]
Yes, but I guess I dont really care who hates me. These days it's
every man/woman for himself, and now with two small children, I have a
duty to protect them to the best of my ability. So they can hate me
all they want... I have been driving small cars all my life, so I do
understand how they feel..But now for me the stakes are different.

Of course,,I thought it was very obvious, that my definition of safe
depends on other drivers' actions....I certainly dont plan on driving
my vehicle into a wall just for the hell of it. Everyone's fear is
what the other guy will do? But this belief is actually wrong, since
every driver is a risk...you got bad weather...sun...all kinds of
possiblilities. No one is a perfectly safe driver,,,no one.