I have 5 children and a V70 and want to know if it is possible to have extra seating in the luggage area, which is not a safety risk. I heard this was a possibility?
We very much understand your concern as to the safety of your children when sitting in the extra rear facing seat located in the luggage compartment of your Volvo. Please be assured, however, that this issue has been given much consideration. The majority of serious collisions are head on and in this respect the rear of the car is the safest place to be. In most other collisions the rear facing extra seat is as safe a place to be as any other seat in the car. Collisions from behind only account for around 7% of the total and occur at generally lower speeds in built up areas with less serious results.The three point safety belts provided with the extra seat gives greater protection to the occupants than if they were to travel unrestrained. The risk is therefore not great that a child sitting in the extra seat would suffer any injury in this case. Please note that the extra seat is designed to be used when the remaining seats in the car are occupied.
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