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I actually HIGHLY applaud that family. They are doing the BEST thing they can for the safety of their family with the resources available to them.
You have to remember that Indonisia is a third world country. It consists of thousands of islands. Their road conditions are extremely overcrowed and overall poor. They share the roads with livestock etc. and the roads are poorly maintained. Most people do not even own automobiles. What public transportation they do have is very dangerous as buses are frequently overcrowded and are driven too fast for the conditions. And, even those that do own cars, most cars in that country have no seatbelts in the back seats. So even if they wanted to use a carseat for their baby, there would be no way to secure it.
We should all just remember this and remember that we are luck and priveleged to have the opportunity to live in countries that give us the ability to keep our children safe on the roads.
Oh but on a side note...Indonisia actually has more strick helmet laws than many of the states in the United States.
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I think it's great. They are doing what they can with the resources available to them. Those kids are actually probably safer than if they were in a car... they might even be safer on the road like that than they would be in a car over here! Dad can quickly maneuver around obstacles, no Excursions to cream them, and everyone in a helmet. There is no reason to bash them for living in a poor country.
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I think it's great. They are doing what they can with the resources available to them. Those kids are actually probably safer than if they were in a car... they might even be safer on the road like that than they would be in a car over here! Dad can quickly maneuver around obstacles, no Excursions to cream them, and everyone in a helmet. There is no reason to bash them for living in a poor country.
bolding mine.
Not everyone of them has a helmet on. If you look at the child in between the two adults, there is no helmet on her head.
I wouldn't say I'm bashing them, but it is very sad to me that they everyone but the baby has a helmet on.
But do they make helmets that small, and are they readily available?
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