There are a *few* ERF options if you really really look for them and you will pay close to $1000 USD for an ERF seat but again, I have a few hundred friends and relatives over there (school friends on FB etc. who have kids and yep...all FF at 6-9 months and booster around the 2nd birthday, sometimes 2.5 or 3
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I know there are is a very, very small group of parents who RF later but it's most certainly not as widespread as it is here now.
The good thing is that as soon as it becomes widely recognized as safer there, everyone will do it unlike America, the land of people who refuse to listen unless it's the "law" and even then, only 30% listen.
If they make it the law in England, at least 99% of people will follow. People are better like that over there. They do take car safety MUCH more seriously than American parents without any doubt....they're just doing it all wrong
Oh, and England is 100% sure they have the best seats and best laws in the world. I just had to argue with a friend that no, a TurboBooster is NOT a great gift for her son's 2nd birthday.
She posted a picture of it on her wall with "look at D's new big boy seat for his birthday! he's going to be so happy with it" I kindly wrote that I know he's growing up and seems as though he fits but to please keep him harnessed at least until he is 4, 5 or preferably 6...I kindly explained that it was much safer etc. etc. with a link to c-s.org. I also offered to recommend a seat for her.
I was attacked by ALL of her English friends telling me that their 2 year olds all rode in boosters and Americans are crazy because England (as a matter of fact) has the strictest carseat laws in the world and best seats.
She said "thanks for your concern but I already had the seat fitted to D and my car by a professional, with all due respect, they do know better than you hun so I'm keeping it and I'm perfectly happy with him using it"
Her friends all wrote "K, you're such a good mum, you would never do anything that wasn't best for D...good seat choice and I'm sure he'll love it"
I wanted to cry and just walked away...