In-laws and seat belts/car seats

[Anonymous]

That sucks that your DH isn't stepping up, but if I were driving I'd insist. I'd also want to seat his brother in front so if he were to be a projectile he wouldn't hit any of my family members on the way to hopping on the reaper's sicle.

[Anonymous]

If it's the law, it's a no-brained. "This is the law here. This is what we do." Period. It takes, what, 10 seconds to comply?

[Anonymous]

This whole thread is a microagression.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's your place to insist that an adult be buckled in. It is the law to be buckled in the back in some states. You can tell them it is the law to be buckled in the front (and check for the back) and you can explain the consequences if he gets pulled over because he probably doesn't know. After that, it's not your call.

NP here, and I agree to some extent, but I also think it's your car and your rules. Our rule is that the car doesn't move until are all properly buckled, whether they're in the back or front.

Same here. My car, my rules and I don't care what the adults think or say. They can buckle up or get out. If you care that much about seat belt use, then you just have to be unapologetic about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This whole thread is a microagression.[/quote

Uh, how? We are talking about the law in DC. It isn't discrimination to insist you follow the law.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are you buying a carseat for a 7 year old? I hope you mean booster.

Is a booster seat not a type of car seat? Do you really have nothing better to add?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This whole thread is a microagression.[/quote

Uh, how? We are talking about the law in DC. It isn't discrimination to insist you follow the law.

The vast legion of Democratic race-hustling grievance mongers would disagree...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That sucks that your DH isn't stepping up, but if I were driving I'd insist. I'd also want to seat his brother in front so if he were to be a projectile he wouldn't hit any of my family members on the way to hopping on the reaper's sicle.

Also his brother may be more inclined to buckle up if he's sitting in front. Does your car have a seat belt alarm for the front seats?

[Anonymous]

Your DH should just explain he's legally required to make everyone buckle up. "Sorry, bro, but the cops check for seat belts here so you gotta buckle up." Maybe it will even start a habit for him!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your DH should just explain he's legally required to make everyone buckle up. "Sorry, bro, but the cops check for seat belts here so you gotta buckle up." Maybe it will even start a habit for him!

I would also reinforce to your DH that his insistence might just be the thing that gets his brother to start wearing a seat belt at home. How good would that make your DH feel, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My in-laws are coming to visit from the Middle East with two children, 4 and 7, and I have insisted on buying proper car seats for them as NO ONE wears seat belts there and they definitely won't have child seats. I normally check seat belts before DH drives off and he agrees the kids need to be buckled but he asked me not to insist his brother be strapped in! He says it would be very disrespectful. Can I maybe mention to my SIL that I would like everyone to wear theirs and she could tell him?

So you can't even get your husband to comply with the law....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This whole thread is a microagression.[/quote

Uh, how? We are talking about the law in DC. It isn't discrimination to insist you follow the law.

The vast legion of Democratic race-hustling grievance mongers would disagree...

I'm PP and I'm quite a liberal democrat. Nothing about this thread is a micro aggression. The poster suggesting that needs to google what a microaggression is.

[Anonymous]

My family is white Americans and we still have this issue. Thanks god the front seats alarm if you aren't buckled in.

[Anonymous]

No matter what the state laws say, the laws of physics say that an unbuckled passenger can be highly dangerous to others in the car if a crash should occur.

[Anonymous]

My relatives in New Hampshire are like this too. We refer to the state as "Live free (and) die."