How does this make sense?

cmm7

New member
A family friend came to visit today. Mom, Dad, 10 yr old boy, and 6 yr old girl. Both kids are on the shorter side. They go to leave and...

Boy sits in front seat? Girl has no booster? Why aren't both the kids in the back? He doesn't even pass the 5-step test!

Argh.
 
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Patriot201

Car-Seat.org Ambassador
That is frustrating!!

Does your state have any laws about it? Perhaps you could cite the law (if they aren't willing to listen to pure logic, that is...).
 

scatterbunny

New member
:( Because people seem to think the law dictates what is safe enough to do, and sometimes they even decide that the law and/or physics doesn't apply to them/their family. :(

Sooo many people have the feeling, "we don't need more laws telling us how to parent our children; how we restrain our kids is a parental choice." Well, is giving your kid a loaded gun a parental choice that should have no negative consequences? I see it this way: car crashes are the #1 killer of kids in the US; kids don't have a choice if they have an ignorant or uncaring parent; they simply must ride unrestrained, and at risk, if parents don't care enough to keep them safe. I think that is unacceptable. Kids need protection from the #1 risk to their health and safety, to their lives, even if their parents don't think it's necessary. Those parents have a very skewed sense of risk assessment.
 

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