Child on VEA bus

[maleficent_man]

Hi all,

What's the situation with having our 15 month old daughter on the bus from the airport? Is it a case of her simply sitting on our lap or do we need to bring a car seat?

 

[maleficent_man]

Anyone??

 

[arieliwish]

I assume you mean the shuttle buses? I work for a coach company in the uk and the current policy here is that if a child is old enough to sit alone then use the seat, if not then sit on adults lap. You can only use car seats with full 3 point seat belts and most coaches only have lap belts fitted - not safe to use with car seats. Unless you can find out which are fitted on a particular vehicle, and if the rules are different in France (which I doubt as its a safety thing rather than legal thing), then I would go with the uk regs.

I'd do a google search for further clarification.

 

[cherrymarzipan]

Hi, I've only been on the VEA once but I am pretty sure it had full three point seat belts, not lap belts, if that is any help.

 

[Happy Tappy]

We went on the VEA when my son was 12months old and we stuck him on our lap.

I can't remember what the seatbelts are like.

 

[maleficent_man]

Great - thanks for that!