KatieGrace
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Today I was stopped by a State Trooper because my tags were expired...I had the receipt from where we had gotten my car inspected yesterday and had sent off for the registration, so he was letting me go, and then saw K in the back seat and asked me to roll down my back windows. He looked at her and asked me how much she weighed...I told him she was 33# and was in a seat that could RF to 35#. (she was in a original Britax Marathon). I told him I have another Britax seat on the way that RF to 40# (Britax Boulevard 70). He and the lady trooper that was with him both told me that it was more dangerous to have her RFing than FFing at this point because her legs would break in an accident. I tried to tell them that the recommendation is to RF until the seat restrictions say they should be turned around by outgrowing the seat by weight or height. They told me that it was still worse to have her turned around RFing at her age (she's 3) because of the leg issue. Is the leg issue really that big of a deal? I mean, if you're in an accident, and the kid is RFing, their force is pushed back into the seat and not towards the back of the car back seat, right? So, it's not like their legs are being pushed against the back of the car's back seat, true? Unless rebound is the issue with their legs? I don't know.... I want to do what is safest for K, and I have always been a car seat nut so I thought I was doing the right thing, but now they have me second guessing myself. I mean, I don't want her to break her leg(s), don't get me wrong, but I also don't want her to get a head/neck injury, either. Can I get some feedback on this? It seems kinda silly to me, and I don't think I am going to turn her around FF until she reaches the seat limits, but I just want to make sure I'm not putting her in more danger by not doing so, either. I'm a little confused now because they seemed so adamant about it. Thanks!
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