Rear facing seats

The other thing to consider here is the air bag, if fitted. In an accident they only give protection when the seat and its occupant are in the normal position. Any other position could result in serious injury. Can you imagine what it would do to someone who has their legs on the dashboard.

If you have other seats in the habitation area with seat belts why not use one of those where you can stretch out and put your feet up a bit but remember in an accident you would be severely thrown around so don't slump too much.

There are laws and there is common sense. Your proposal is contrary to both. Manufacturers of all vehicles design in a range of passive and active safety measures for all vehicles including so pyrotechnic ones such as airbags and seatbelt pretensioners.

It just isn't sensible to subvert these protections but turning the seat round in travel

In a previous life I owned a Kia Sedona which had seats in the second row that turned and locked facing rearwards. When in this position the legal side provided a lap belt which was deemed sufficient to comply with the seatbelt law.

My second point is that if the passenger turned the nearside seat to face rearwards! Would this not severely restrict the drivers ability to see to the nearside of the vehicle and may even block the viewing of the nearside mirror. To that end I think it should be a 'No' from me...

Write your comments here...if driving on the Continent, it would also seriously FREAK OUT other drivers coming towards you !