Comments on: What’s safe to you? Are you as brainwashed as I am?

By: mom of 3

mom of 3 — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:23:01 +0000

Ok, finally someone with some common sense. I totally agree that all these absurdly overdone carseat laws are the results of the greedy car seat makers. I’m in an “in em’ till their 8″ state. I own 6 car seats. Not to mention a mini van because I can’t fit three carseats in our car. I would put my little one in a carseat with or without a law, but my 7 year old doesn’t need a seat and I shouldn’t be forced to put him in one. Or drive a van when gas is $4 a gallon because of all the carseats. Or feel guilty about not wanting him in one. Good grief. I thought this was a free country.

By: Stormy

Stormy — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:22:51 +0000

FYI, even though I think they don’t improve the odds of our children making it to adulthood by much, I never let my kid go without a carseat!
Adults die in accidents too. I just think we’re in a never ending quest to make our live totally injury proof and I’m not sure it’s with it. Caleb would have enjoyed a morning on the farm with his grandpa and he didn’t get to go because of a .1%? .01%? .001? chance that he might be in a car accident on the way there and the seatbelt wouldn’t be enough to keep him safe …
We never even wore seatbelts in the backseat growing up and while I know people that were in accidents, and people that were hurt, I don’t know any that died. I’m not saying it doesn’t happen, I’m just saying the odds are small and I’m no longer sure all the safety precautions are worth it. Caleb missed a morning with his grandpa because I was afraid of … afraid of what?

By: Erin

Erin — Sat, 31 May 2008 09:10:58 +0000

Wow. I totally disagree with you on carseats. I have let my child take short rides without them, but children die in accidents when they aren’t properly secured.