So we live in an area with not too bad carseat usage - lots of tiny 1 year olds FF and 4year olds in boosters, and the occasional really bad missuse siting, but over all lots of within the law, just not best practice.
I spent last week in northernNV with my Parents
First my grandma showed up to pick us up (dh flew us down to GA airport - no rental cars, etc, and my parents were not home when we got there) with a car that will not fit all of us. So I have to call my grandpa to come also. That night my parents get there and my dad continually complains that will not them them ride in a RSTV in a lap belt with not tether - "he has a tension mounted dog gate that I could attach it to, or he could run to the hardware store and get a bolt - or they could just ride in it, it is not far and not the law there" he totally does not understand car seat safety. Do even get my started on why DD#1 had to ride in the back - he complained about that one multiple times/day (got called a "d@mn WA Liberal" which is about one of the worst things he can call someone).
Over all I saw very few car seats and kids in them in general - tons of kids standing in front or bouncing around the back seats. and the only rear facing seats I saw were tiny babies in buckets. I got all excited one day because I saw a GN in a car in the parking lot on a middle setting, I actually sat there for just over 20 min to see them come out - it was a little maybe 2 year old with straps by his head.
I did bully my kinda-step-sister in to turning her 30 lb 20mo old back reafacing, but I don't know if it will last.
I spent last week in northernNV with my Parents
First my grandma showed up to pick us up (dh flew us down to GA airport - no rental cars, etc, and my parents were not home when we got there) with a car that will not fit all of us. So I have to call my grandpa to come also. That night my parents get there and my dad continually complains that will not them them ride in a RSTV in a lap belt with not tether - "he has a tension mounted dog gate that I could attach it to, or he could run to the hardware store and get a bolt - or they could just ride in it, it is not far and not the law there" he totally does not understand car seat safety. Do even get my started on why DD#1 had to ride in the back - he complained about that one multiple times/day (got called a "d@mn WA Liberal" which is about one of the worst things he can call someone).
Over all I saw very few car seats and kids in them in general - tons of kids standing in front or bouncing around the back seats. and the only rear facing seats I saw were tiny babies in buckets. I got all excited one day because I saw a GN in a car in the parking lot on a middle setting, I actually sat there for just over 20 min to see them come out - it was a little maybe 2 year old with straps by his head.
I did bully my kinda-step-sister in to turning her 30 lb 20mo old back reafacing, but I don't know if it will last.