CRF250L Sidecar

[Lapchik]

Seat belt or not to seat belt . . . .that is the question.

What I think:
Pros
Rowan weighs about a third of a half of feather, and it may help keep her in the seat should we hit some washboards or other pot hole type stuff on our gravel road rides
She asked for one, and I think she would feel safer and more secure with it [even if it doesn't really do anything or if I hook it up to pull loose easily]
Will keep her from hitting the front of the cockpit should we stop suddenly [she wears a helmet at all times on the bike too]

Cons
Flip over crash, she's strapped in and sticking out above the cockpit.
I've never seen a sidecar with a seat belt before
Just a lap belt may be insufficient to hold her in, might do more damage than good in a crash.

If no belt, she will get thrown away from the bike in a crash, just like I would, and not be trapped in it.

Thoughts? This is something I haven't been able to think through and come to any real decision on.