----- Original Message -----
From: "John Brush" <jbrush@AROS.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: Z-bed installation instructions

>I did that once, but there is not enough room for the legs, plus my son
said riding facing backwards makes him think he is going back in time :-)

Yes, but its about 10 times safer in the event of an accident. I always find
such a seat in trains every day being used to military aircraft that never
had forward facing seats. I think the general concensus in civil airliners
is that if you had accident in one, you're probably a gonner anyway and
paying customers would rather face forward and have windows (which increases
the cost of a ticket).

I actually feel somwhat ill at easy facing forward...

...unless I'm driving the thing!

Clive
'88 Syncro Transporter