snowbird25ca
Moderator - CPST Instructor
http://www.thestar.com/living/artic...eats-snowsuits-bunting-can-pose-a-safety-risk
I appreciate that the author was trying to get an important message out there to Canadian parents, but there are all sorts of incomplete or inaccurate bits of information in the article.
But the kicker to all the things in the article that make me want to provide some correction to the people being quoted, is the picture that heads the article - a kid in a thick snowsuit in a European seat with the harness visibly loose.
They've missed a tremendous opportunity to model and show everyone what correct use looks like.
The rest - well... I have issues with scare tactics to begin with. I have bigger issues with someone citing something as an everyday risk when there are specific features in all modern vehicles designed to prevent people from going through the windshield. The person quoting should've known that before making such an exaggerated statement...
I appreciate that the author was trying to get an important message out there to Canadian parents, but there are all sorts of incomplete or inaccurate bits of information in the article.
But the kicker to all the things in the article that make me want to provide some correction to the people being quoted, is the picture that heads the article - a kid in a thick snowsuit in a European seat with the harness visibly loose.
They've missed a tremendous opportunity to model and show everyone what correct use looks like.
The rest - well... I have issues with scare tactics to begin with. I have bigger issues with someone citing something as an everyday risk when there are specific features in all modern vehicles designed to prevent people from going through the windshield. The person quoting should've known that before making such an exaggerated statement...
) and I'm sad to say whenever I have even the slightest personal knowledge of a story being covered, I always find errors. I don't trust anything in the News anymore, but lots of people still do and will be mislead by this article. 
