Exasperated with car seat usage at school

tl01 · Dec 8, 2011

At DS1's school we often have to drive kids from church to school as we did today. I offer to drive many students bc I have a big car, lots of seats, and I will use them properly. Parents are actually supposed to leave seats for the kids to use instead of the driving parents needing to have seats... But they often forget. Today I had a bunch of 1st graders with nothing. The law here is 6/60.. But these kids are no where close to passing the 5 step test. I've spoken to the principal who was going to send something about the 5 step test and she never did. I'm going to mention it again since the law is changing to 8/80 in January... But I still can't believe these people think 1st graders don't need seats!

ketchupqueen · Dec 8, 2011

Remember to emphasize that the new law defines proper fit, and the parent or driver of any child under 16 whose belt does not fit as defined in the law can be ticketed. So boosters are mandated by LAW until the belt fits!

tl01 · Dec 8, 2011

ketchupqueen said:
Remember to emphasize that the new law defines proper fit, and the parent or driver of any child under 16 whose belt does not fit as defined in the law can be ticketed. So boosters are mandated by LAW until the belt fits!

Oh I did the first time around but I think the info fell of deaf ears. I will again...

Is there a flyer out there that I can give to the principal to hand out to the families before holiday break.

Dmcj13 · Dec 8, 2011

Print out this graphic, and ask for it to be sent home.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150350612657454&set=pu.129649842453&type=1&theater

CrazyBoysMamma · Dec 9, 2011

ketchupqueen said:
Remember to emphasize that the new law defines proper fit, and the parent or driver of any child under 16 whose belt does not fit as defined in the law can be ticketed. So boosters are mandated by LAW until the belt fits!

Do you have anything that shows this? (not that I'm doubting you) The only thing I've gotten with a rundown of the new law is in Spanish and no habla...

I was under the impression that it was 8 or 4'9", whichever came first, and that made me sad.

I kept telling myself "baby steps, gotta ease them into it" but if propper fit is required by law I'm be overjoyed!!

LISmama810 · Dec 9, 2011

http://carseat.org/Legal/6_sum_CA_Law.pdf

"Proper fit" is defined at the top of page 2.

tl01 · Dec 9, 2011

Dmcj13 said:
Print out this graphic, and ask for it to be sent home.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150350612657454&set=pu.129649842453&type=1&theater

I gave the principal the 5 step test a the beginning of the year but I need something with the new law too.

LISmama810 · Dec 9, 2011

Here's this, too. The first part lists the propped changes, and the second part is what I ASSume is the text of the revised law: http://leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_929_bill_20111004_chaptered.html

ETA: In case we cross-posted, I linked to a summary of the law in a PP.

CrazyBoysMamma · Dec 9, 2011

My phone has decided it doesn't want to pull it up, so I'll have to check it out at work tonight. Thank you so much. I've been pushing 5 step and the new law on FB for a while and I'm just now getting a response, but it's a lot of boo hoo, my kid'll be 12 before s/he fits waahh garbage. Um, yeah, a lot of kids ARE 12 before they fit. Patrick and James may be older than that even because they have super short torsos. I'm not whining, I've taught my big boys about seatbelt syndrome and neither have ever complained about boosters, they love being in one and tell all their friends/cousins that they're crazy for not wanting a booster!

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