Can I secure my child safety seat to my side-facing jump seat?

Can I secure my child safety seat to my side-facing jump seat?

Stephanie Tombrello (Child Passenger Safety Educator & Executive Director, SafetyBeltSafe USA) gives expert video advice on: At what age can my child use a forward-facing child safety seat?; How do I secure my child in a forward-facing child safety seat? and more...

You can never use a safety seat properly in a side-facing seat. In many pickup trucks, especially the small ones, the back seat is actually a pair of side-facing jump seats. We don't recommend side-facing seats for anyone. Safety seats are not tested except on a forward-facing vehicle seat, so they're never legally used on a side-facing seat or a rear-facing seat.