Left or Right? Where to put the capsule?

Hi Everyone,

Just wanting to get an idea on where people are putting their capsules these days? Behind the passenger or behind the driver?

Our parenting group has suggested the safest is in the middle, followed by behind the driver on the basis that the driver is intuitively more likely to protect their side of the vehicle.

Different decision when you have more than one child in the back as options probably dictated by how both can fit, but this is our first so we've only got one seat with the option of either behind passenger or driver...

The middle seems to be the safest place.
We've always had Hannah behind the passenger seat, mainly because it's on the kerb side if the car was parked on the side of the road - meaning we didn't have to contend with traffic to get her in/out. (Obviously you can go into the car from the kerb and get the capsule out from the middle).

We've since put Mason on that side and put Hannah on the other side. Once we get Mason out Hannah can climb across and out that door so she doesn't go on the road.

The middle is the safest for rear facing seats, but only if it has the right kind of seat belt for your capsule model, which it often doesn't. Apparently the seat behind the passenger seat is the next safest, I think for the reason that mamapickle said, coz you don't have to contend with traffic when you're getting the capsule/baby out of the car. Plus, if you have a smaller car the seat will have to be pushed forward a bit, so you probably don't want the driver to be squashed up against the steering wheel!
Most places where you get capsules from, whether you are hiring or buying, should be able to fit it for you and they will be able to tell you where the safest place in your particular model of car is.

I had heard that the middle was the safest, followed by the passenger side.....

I would have thought after the middle seat, the safest would be passenger's side, due to us driving on the left hand side, so if another car was the cross the centre line they would hit your drivers side. I also thought even if you were to swerve you'd likely swerve off the left of the road, so the drivers side would be more likely to be hit.
We have always had the carseat on the passenger's side as it is much easier to get her in and out.

Thanks everyone,

Yes our seat is unfortunately one that can't go in the middle as it needs the full seat belt. Not concerned about the whole safer on the passenger side thing for getting in and out of the car as these days we'll either be up a driveway or at the mall at which point it doesn't really matter... might have to find the accident stats that support the claim that the drivers side is safer before we make the decision then. I think the most danger would come from being t-boned as opposed to someone crossing the centre lane so looks like I'm headed for the LTSA for more info :-)