Is it safe for our five-year-old grandson to sit in the front of a Vauxhall Vectra estate?
My grandson travels in his dad's front passenger seat. He is under five. Is there any danger from the air bag in the event of an accident? The car is a 2006 Vauxhall Vectra estate.
Asked on 9 February 2013 by JB, via email
Answered by
Honest John
No. It could save his life. The danger is to babies in rear-facing child seats, though obviously it is wise to have the seat as far back from the airbag as possible.
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