Dreaming_of_Speed
Senior Community Member
I cant believe the car seat laws in my state! I've never bother to check them as i know that like our seat belt law they would suck. But, i could not believe what i found! There's a clause that makes it legal to remove a child from their seat to be fed!
"SECTION 56-5-6430. Use of restraint device not required under certain circumstances.
The provisions of this article do not apply if a child being transported is being fed, has a physical impairment, or a medical problem or any distress which makes it impractical to use a child restraint system. Alternate restraint protection, such as safety belts, must be utilized if possible."
So as long as my baby is securely latched on to my breast apparently they will survive an accident!
They havent updated the child seat laws since 1984! Thats 3 years before i was born! They even still use the 1 year OR 20 pounds to turn FFing. The law almost makes it sound as if you have to turn them at that point!
http://www.buckleupsc.com/safety_seat_law.asp
They just updated the seat belt laws for adults, i hear ppl whine about it all day now. I dont know about you but i dont even notice my seat belt. Its just second nature and sort of like clothing i dont notice my t-shirt anymore than the seat belt but the ppl around here talk like they are these painful, time consuming death traps. The new law just makes it possible for a cop to pull you over for a seat belt violation, it used to be that they could only give you a citation if they pulled you over for something else and you werent wearing it. I like it. It makes getting cops to go after parents who dont use seats a heck of alot easier (esp. since i made friends with the local cop who sets up a speed trap just outside of my neighborhood. I got his cell number and anytime i see the neighbors leaving with the kids in no carseats or boosters i hit speed dial and let him know whats coming at him. I love him. 4 tickets this week. At this point it would have been cheaper had they bought a booster for each of their older kids and a Scenera for the youngest!)
"SECTION 56-5-6430. Use of restraint device not required under certain circumstances.
The provisions of this article do not apply if a child being transported is being fed, has a physical impairment, or a medical problem or any distress which makes it impractical to use a child restraint system. Alternate restraint protection, such as safety belts, must be utilized if possible."
So as long as my baby is securely latched on to my breast apparently they will survive an accident!
They havent updated the child seat laws since 1984! Thats 3 years before i was born! They even still use the 1 year OR 20 pounds to turn FFing. The law almost makes it sound as if you have to turn them at that point!
http://www.buckleupsc.com/safety_seat_law.asp
They just updated the seat belt laws for adults, i hear ppl whine about it all day now. I dont know about you but i dont even notice my seat belt. Its just second nature and sort of like clothing i dont notice my t-shirt anymore than the seat belt but the ppl around here talk like they are these painful, time consuming death traps. The new law just makes it possible for a cop to pull you over for a seat belt violation, it used to be that they could only give you a citation if they pulled you over for something else and you werent wearing it. I like it. It makes getting cops to go after parents who dont use seats a heck of alot easier (esp. since i made friends with the local cop who sets up a speed trap just outside of my neighborhood. I got his cell number and anytime i see the neighbors leaving with the kids in no carseats or boosters i hit speed dial and let him know whats coming at him. I love him. 4 tickets this week. At this point it would have been cheaper had they bought a booster for each of their older kids and a Scenera for the youngest!)