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This is a little bit cynical, and I am not implying that we should not consider the risk when we do things that involve our kids. Realistically, if you were in your 4-dr sedan driving along with the doors locked, windows up and the kids securely belted into their child-proof seats in the back and then had an accident that caused you to be unconscious there would be little if any difference. If that worries you, leave the kids safely at home where they can be caught by a house fire or earthquake or tornado or maybe a local flood because the dam broke. There is no vehicle built that is totally safe if it contains people and moves. I would suggest having the rear vent windows so that there was a bit more air flow in the back area.
It would be possible to set up a "latch/lever" that would activate the release for the seat back from the rear, but you aren't really expecting a child under 5 to climb out of it's safety seat and unlatch it are you? I live in NM and until just a few years ago it was legal to ride unsecured in the back of pick-up trucks. Lots of people did it with their kids and construction workers could be seen on a daily basis riding in the back end of the boss' truck out to the work sites. The Native Americans (Indians) used to carry their whole families into town and down to the store in the back, because they could only afford one vehicle and it had to be a working pick-up truck. It was amazing over the years how few the serious accidents were, but even one with a child involved was enough to start campaigns to change the laws to protect everyone! Let's not overdo the "No Child Left Behind" thing. We go through life at risk and being belted into a crashed car kind of increases that risk doesn't it? Would be nice if the computer could release the seat belts and open the doors and windows when the danger was past, but we don't seem to have any computers in the GTs? In fact they don't have that function in the modern cars either.
Granted, I live in a nice small town of 35,000 and the serious accidents around here are few and far between. There are a number of "fender benders" but few serious rollover/catch fire and loss of life accidents. In a large city I would worry a little no matter what I was driving.
On a constructive basis, make sure that there is a strong steel cross beam that the seats and belts bolt into. A "fender" washer through unibody sheet metal isn't enough. Did any of you ever get this done and worked out?
Swiss
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