Is it safe for children? Options

[blonde914]

Big discussion this morning over talk radio and putting your kids in the front seat of the car. Even with car seats and seat belts it is the air bag that is the big issue right, besides the weight and height restrictions for seatbelts? Do you take your children in your 914's, and do you think it is safe. Everyone gave me a hard time because I take my youngest in the 914 with me. We use her booster seat and the new seat belts. In our other cars she is always in the back seat because of air bags ect... I don't drive the same when she or any one else is in the 914 with me, I am slow and law abiding. Do you take your kids out in the cars and do you think they are safe. Are there any statistics for these cars and saftey? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving-girl.gif)

[Don Wohlfarth]

Blondie, slow down a little. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) 74 and up have door bars, looks like a piece of corregated steel about 5 inches high that runs inside the door from front to back.
It was probably added to meet US crash testing at the time. Picking a 75 over a 70 because of the potential added safety is a marginal call.
Double D gives a good description of relative safety between a car 30 yrs old and a newer one. Vast majority of cars in the last 5 years have ABS which is a huge improvement for the "average" driver.
The biggest advantage you have in driving a 914 is that it is light and agile versus other cars, trucks, or SUV's. Go to a local ax and practice driving your car, find out what it will do.