No car seat????

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Am I the only person who gets super pissed when I see babies or children under the age of 6 not in car seat? I live in Florida & I can't tell you how many parents ride around with their babies on their lap or there small toddlers in the back seat with no car seat! I don't care if they give you a hard time about being in it... Your the parent not them... About 4 years ago I'll never forget a story I heard on the news about a mom who put a car seat in the front seat because her 3 month old was crying And drove down the road with the baby not even buckled and someone hit them from behind & the baby flew through the wind shield & didnt make it..... I hope people start realizing the importance of proper car seat safety 😕

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A baby needs one for sure. But i've taken my nephew down the road without one and he's 5. He's fine. Also, they aren't carseats, they are booster seats. I will only jugde someone if I see a baby not in one.

What do you do, go looking in everyones cars? 😂

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I am a HUGE carseat safety nut and plan to become certified in carseat safety. My 3 1/2 year old will stay in her convertable 5point harnessed carseat until she outgrows it, which she still has awhile to go (at least 6months to a year depending how fast she grows withen that time). Then we plan to buy her a high back 5point harnessed booster seat. When she is mature enough (and doesn't slouch over the edge if she falls alseep) is when we will transition her to a normal booster with a seat belt. When she reaches appropriate height we'll remove the booster.

My biggest thing though is when I see young babies or even toddlers, in carseats with their chestclip dangerously low. It's amazing how often I see it and carseat safety is one thing that really needs to be talked about more publicy. A lot of parents, unless doing research, just don't know. They know what they're laws require, but not what is truly reccomended and what is safest.

Just because it's the law, doesn't mean that's the safest (ie. most laws require rear facing till age 1 or 2 depending on state, however the reccomended age is 4+ as that is safest.) The carsest for the littles is a great group on fb!

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Here in Texas the law is car wear or booster until 8. Im glad!! My 6 year old is tall for her age (95% pert) and when she pretends to sit in the back seat without her car seat, she looks so tiny!! The belt is on her neck - if there was a severe accident it would just snap her neck. She is in her diono radian xtxl in the booster mode and will be until she's 8! Maybe even longer.

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I think its bs.. REALLY.. I am living in Egypt and I tell you what traffic is CRAZY all the time.. like Massachusetts road rage with LA rush hour.. non stop and NO ONE uses car seats.. road fatalities are usually pedestrians and motorcycles... car seats are really useless.. until the late 80s NO ONE used them and then only because it was a way to force parents to buy more child equipment and bigger vehicles

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My big pet peeve RE: car seat is how many people use them wrong!!! The chest buckle goes under the armpit, not at the stomach. The straps shouldn't be loose. And 1/2 of the kids I see in infant car seats are way too big/heavy for them!

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This is my husbands biggest pet peeve. Now don't get me wrong I don't agree with ppl being this stupid either, but my hubby will literally go up to ppl when they are parked or whatever, if he doesn't see a car seat or booster seat, and will let them know how he feels. He'll even call the cops on them. We watched someone leave a restaurant one day just holding the baby in the lap in the front seat. Like really?! It's unsafe and ridiculously irresponsible. If you don't value their life you shouldn't even have children.

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I agree with you. I don't see it often but it would drive me nuts. What I have experienced is my MIL trying to convince we to turn my 2-1/2 front facing. He's tall and slim so he's not to the weight limit for rear facing and I plan on waiting until my second is born (he will be almost 3 at that time). She is constantly telling me he's too tall, or its boring to face backwards.... He fits just fine!!  And she already turned the seat in her car forward facing...

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I believe now the standard age for booster seats is 8. I know height and weight recommendations play a role in how long a child is in a child safety seat as well though. My niece is about to be 4 and my sister has no plans on removing her from her convertible seat anytime soon. She is super super tiny so she will probably be in a convertible seat until she is 6.

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Call the police, that's not ok. Its like people leaving babies/kids in the car while they "run" in the store

No car seat????

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