snowbird25ca
Moderator - CPST Instructor
So I was thinking the other day, about how some vehicles are exempt from carseat laws.
Ones that I can think of off the top of my head here are taxi's, and if anyone is leasing or renting a vehicle for less than 2 weeks.
That being said, just because those vehicles are exempt from carseat laws, they're not exempt from seatbelt laws. So by law, a baby would have to be in the seatbelt then, right?
I'm wondering if all those parents who just decide to hold babies in their laps in a cab "because they don't HAVE to use a carseat," realize they could still get ticketed?
* I know this doesn't address the complete lack of safety a child who isn't in a proper restraint has. But since some people only care about laws, I thought this was an interesting thought. Maybe if people realized the seatbelt law still applied, they'd bother to bring a carseat for their child?
* Disclaimer - states and provinces vary by what type - if any, exemptions they have for child passenger safety laws, and I'm not sure if all states have seatbelt laws or if exemptions exist for those in some types of vehicles. My comments are purely based on AB law, but I'm sure it's got to be similar in other places.
Just my interesting thought of the day. :thumbsup:
Ones that I can think of off the top of my head here are taxi's, and if anyone is leasing or renting a vehicle for less than 2 weeks.
That being said, just because those vehicles are exempt from carseat laws, they're not exempt from seatbelt laws. So by law, a baby would have to be in the seatbelt then, right?
I'm wondering if all those parents who just decide to hold babies in their laps in a cab "because they don't HAVE to use a carseat," realize they could still get ticketed?
* I know this doesn't address the complete lack of safety a child who isn't in a proper restraint has. But since some people only care about laws, I thought this was an interesting thought. Maybe if people realized the seatbelt law still applied, they'd bother to bring a carseat for their child?
* Disclaimer - states and provinces vary by what type - if any, exemptions they have for child passenger safety laws, and I'm not sure if all states have seatbelt laws or if exemptions exist for those in some types of vehicles. My comments are purely based on AB law, but I'm sure it's got to be similar in other places.
Just my interesting thought of the day. :thumbsup: