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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s extremely common for even toddlers to be in cabs in europe with no car seat.  [/quote]

So?  How is that relevant?[/quote]

American parenting is borderline insane in terms of understanding relative risk.

Should kids never use a car seat?? Of course not.  Are there scenarios where it’s not dangerous?  Yes.

Low speeds in heavy traffic present minimal risk.  A lap belt does offer protection.

I wouldn’t have a young child on the highway in a taxi with no car seat.  But going from like Capitol Hill to Metro center?  Sure.  Or Old town to DCA? Yeah.  Bethesda to IAD?  No.

But I also didn’t find it necessary to install baby gates and plug inserts and corner covers all over the house either.

We way over do it.  We tirelessly chase after eliminating all risk, despite that being impossible.  There’s a collective anxiety disorder that exists.[/quote]
You’ve obviously never been in a high speed collision, or had a child fall down a flight of stairs. It’s easy to poo poo safety if you’ve never been personally affected by the lack of it. 
A 1yo literally fell out of a window on Monday in Rockville and fell 4 stories. They didn’t think a crib was necessary, or window locks. Plenty of kids have survived the same situation but their kid fell. And now they will deal with that repercussion for the rest of the child’s life.[/quote]

Gravity and the laws of physics still exist in the rest of the world yet, they have fewer safety measures and fewer child deaths.  Maybe our philosophy of inventing a gadget to eliminate risk is the wrong approach?  Ever think about that?  Ask a Dutch person about baby gates and they’ll think it’s the type of flood control measure you apply to small canals.  They have some of the steepest and longest stairs around, yet bodies aren’t piling up at the bottom due to a lack of safety.  [/quote]

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