How is this legal?

[Boat 405]

???

 

[rivermobster]

Florida?

 

[sonicss31]

If it’s any consolation it does look like the seatbelts are fastened. I’m with you though, stupid parenting on display.

 

[RiverDave]

Don’t even need the seatbelts in AZ

 

[EPL]

Subaru use to make a truck with seats in the back , just need seat belts here in California !

 

[Jed-O]

Subaru use to make a truck with seats in the back , just need seat belts here in California !

Called it the "BRAT"

 

[LazyLavey]

HAHA. DOT approved....

In the 80s there was commercial product available as a extra seat for pick up beds. It was basically a hammock.

2 tubes across the bed (one across the top bed rail and one lower) and a fabric fastened on either tube creating the hammock... and of course seat belts fastened to the floor of the bed. Believe it or not it was DOT approved..

The passengers sat with their backs against the front bed wall.

I think it was called Add A Seat or something like that....

Actually very nicely done with superior hardware.... Although I don't think I'd want my kids riding in it...

 

[Mandelon]

Subaru BRAT

 

[LazyLavey]

Called it the "BRAT"

 

[bonesfab]

Mother in law seating.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Subaru use to make a truck with seats in the back , just need seat belts here in California !

At least the Subaru Brat had the seats facing backwards. With this setup, kids will be picking bugs out of their teeth.
As long as nothing bad happens, looks like Grandpa just having fun with the kids.

 

[Dog]

When I was a kid we would sit on top of an old metal Coleman cooler against the back window for the 2 hour drive to and from the lake.

 

[rickym20]

Definitely showing grandkids what living used to be like. Just don’t know if parents of the kids would be happy haha.

Looks like autopkwy and 15 fwy in Escondido.

 

[Tio Pancho]

HAHA. DOT approved....

In the 80s there was commercial product available as a extra seat for pick up beds. It was basically a hammock.

2 tubes across the bed (one across the top bed rail and one lower) and a fabric fastened on either tube creating the hammock... and of course seat belts fastened to the floor of the bed. Believe it or not it was DOT approved..

The passengers sat with their backs against the front bed wall.

I think it was called Add A Seat or something like that....

Actually very nicely done with superior hardware.... Although I don't think I'd want my kids riding in it...

LL I loved those things and wanted one for my truck. Never rode in one though so not sure how well they worked.

With regard to the stupid parenting comment - while I agree, I also look back on how we used to ride in cars with our parents. Not to mention the stupid things we did in our youth as "adults" and look back on fondly.

 

[dirtslinger2]

are you talking about the Croc's?

 

[Dog]

 

[bonesfab]

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Seating for two straight dudes or 4 homos.

 

[Justfishing]

At least the Subaru Brat had the seats facing backwards. With this setup, kids will be picking bugs out of their teeth.
As long as nothing bad happens, looks like Grandpa just having fun with the kids.

Better not ride a motorcyle

 

[Gelcoater]

When I was a kid we would sit on top of an old metal Coleman cooler against the back window for the 2 hour drive to and from the lake.

Want to know how I know you are NOT a pussy?
Ours was an about 4.5 hour trip.
That knock on the solid back window of the C-10 meant....
Dad needs a fresh Schlitz.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Better not ride a motorcyle

Never had issues with the little bugs where I grew up. Moved out here...got hit by some beetle...6 legged bird...nearly knocked my butt off the bike! Learned that dusk riding had different risks out here in the fields

 

[RogerThat99]

Want to know how I know you are NOT a pussy?
Ours was an about 4.5 hour trip.
That knock on the solid back window of the C-10 meant....
Dad needs a fresh Schlitz.

Truth right there. Everyone's dad drove with a beer between their legs (that was the cup holder back then). LOL

 

[coolchange]

Oh the humanity! Couldn’t begin to tell how many miles I logged in the back of an el Camino stuff in with the dirt bikes.

 

[LOBOATOMY]

Naw "Brew 102" or "Regal Select" with the knock on the window.
Hay, I need to add these to the things that are no longer available thread.

 

[ChiliPepperGarage]

Can't even say how many times I rode in the back of a pickup as a kid. If we were feeling really brave we'd lean against the tailgate on a bumpy road!

 

[Backlash]

We used to ride on top of the dog box in the back of my Uncle's lifted Chevy. I remember my cousin and I crawled down INSIDE the dog box, through the doors, where the tailgate was supposed to be!! All the while cruising down I-95!

 

[monkeyswrench]

Can't even say how many times I rode in the back of a pickup as a kid. If we were feeling really brave we'd lean against the tailgate on a bumpy road!

Pops' Willys flat fender...old tailgate chains hooked through, and slapping the paint

 

[ChiliPepperGarage]

We used to ride in the trunk to sneak into the drive ins too.

 

[coolchange]

Jumped in the Ranchwagon with mom and dad and ran down to the local Green Arrow to pick up a new picnic table. Dad drops the tailgate, flipped the table over and slides it in. Tells me to climb up in there on it and sit down. My mom looks at him like WTF! My dad looks at me and says oh yeah if it slides out hold on.

 

[Kachina26]

Called it the "BRAT"

I just now realized why they called it that. Bed Riders Are Toast.

 

[samsah33]

In today's edition of useless shit posted by SAMSAH33, the seats in the BRAT were actually a tax avoidance/cost savings strategy by Subaru.

From Wikipedia: "Although the BRAT could fairly be called a truck, the plastic seats in the cargo bed allowed Subaru to classify the BRAT as a passenger car. North American and Canadian BRAT models featured carpeting, in addition to a welded-in, rear-facing jump seats in the cargo area. The seats were a tariff-avoidance ploy,[3][4][5] serving actually to circumvent a tariff known as the Chicken tax,[6] as the plastic seats in the cargo bed allowed Subaru to classify the BRAT as a passenger car, rather than as a light truck. This significantly reduced the costs of importing BRATS to North America, as passenger cars were charged a 2.5% import tariff, while light trucks were charged a substantially higher 25% import tariff. They were discontinued after the 1986 model year."

Some more useless shit for ya: I actually went to high school with a girl named Susan Baru. That's right, Sue Baru...

 

[AZLineman]

Hopefully he doesn’t pull into a low parking garage or drive-through

 

[TrollerDave]

are you talking about the Croc's?

If your tough enough to wear them tie dyed crocs, you’re tough enough to be a roll bar.

 

[RiverDave]

Want to know how I know you are NOT a pussy?
Ours was an about 4.5 hour trip.
That knock on the solid back window of the C-10 meant....
Dad needs a fresh Schlitz.

Lmao!!

 

[SBMech]

Punk Rock!

That's how we know them kids won't grow up afraid!

 

[JDub24]

Still legal here in Idaho for all ages to ride in the bed of a truck. Been doing it all summer with the kids and they love it!! Short trips from the camp ground to the lake.

 

[PlumLoco]

I was either in the front or the back of an El Camino a number of times from Corona to Water Wheel. Usually on a banana lounge to keep off the hot metal. One time it was my buddy Jim who drew short straw. The ride home was a parking lot from Chiriaco to Beaumont or somewhere. It was an 8 hr drive home. Semi's were using the emergency lane. We didn't move for so long people were out walking around. Jim was so sunburned he couldn't work for a few days. Some people in an RV took pity on him and invited him in and gave him iced towels and some AC for about 20 minutes just before things started to move again.

That was the same trip I lost a $50 bet. Another friend, Dave, kept joking about around the campfire at night about how he was going to have a bowl of Bacardi and corn flakes for breakfast. He friggin' ate the whole thing. Good times the late 70's

 

[Boat 405]

Florida?

Escondido....

 

[Gelcoater]

In today's edition of useless shit posted by SAMSAH33, the seats in the BRAT were actually a tax avoidance/cost savings strategy by Subaru.

From Wikipedia: "Although the BRAT could fairly be called a truck, the plastic seats in the cargo bed allowed Subaru to classify the BRAT as a passenger car. North American and Canadian BRAT models featured carpeting, in addition to a welded-in, rear-facing jump seats in the cargo area. The seats were a tariff-avoidance ploy,[3][4][5] serving actually to circumvent a tariff known as the Chicken tax,[6] as the plastic seats in the cargo bed allowed Subaru to classify the BRAT as a passenger car, rather than as a light truck. This significantly reduced the costs of importing BRATS to North America, as passenger cars were charged a 2.5% import tariff, while light trucks were charged a substantially higher 25% import tariff. They were discontinued after the 1986 model year."

Some more useless shit for ya: I actually went to high school with a girl named Susan Baru. That's right, Sue Baru...

 

[Tio Pancho]

Want to know how I know you are NOT a pussy?
Ours was an about 4.5 hour trip.
That knock on the solid back window of the C-10 meant....
Dad needs a fresh Schlitz.

This!!!
You win the internet!

 

[Gelcoater]

Truth right there. Everyone's dad drove with a beer between their legs (that was the cup holder back then). LOL

The old man was talented, that truck was a 3 on the tree.

 

[Morehart]

Don't ask aunt edna

 

[Morehart]

 

[2Driver]

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Good lord and they say things haven’t gotten better with time.

 

[Rondog4405]

Some hillbilly shit right there..

 

[liquid addiction]

I was always the one that had to ride in the bed and hold down whatever shit my dad or grandpa was hauling.

 

[Instigator]

Mother in law seating.

Squaw Box.
Sorry, I know but that was what it was called.

 

[Instigator]

I was either in the front or the back of an El Camino a number of times from Corona to Water Wheel. Usually on a banana lounge to keep off the hot metal. One time it was my buddy Jim who drew short straw. The ride home was a parking lot from Chiriaco to Beaumont or somewhere. It was an 8 hr drive home. Semi's were using the emergency lane. We didn't move for so long people were out walking around. Jim was so sunburned he couldn't work for a few days. Some people in an RV took pity on him and invited him in and gave him iced towels and some AC for about 20 minutes just before things started to move again.

That was the same trip I lost a $50 bet. Another friend, Dave, kept joking about around the campfire at night about how he was going to have a bowl of Bacardi and corn flakes for breakfast. He friggin' ate the whole thing. Good times the late 70's

The good ole days.

 

[Racey]

"How is this legal?"

Tell me you're from California without telling me you're from California

 

[DRYHEAT]

So does this mean I’m the only kid that road in the package tray in the back window?

 

[Morehart]

Laying down in the bed of my dad's truck coming home from Havasu across the 40 was standard. Crew cab dually dual bench. I was ok with being the odd man out. Staring at the stars towing the hallett after a sweet day of kneeboarding