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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In MD, there is no particular law about age/height/weight to sit up front.  I looked this up last year; DS is now 11 years old.  He is tall for his age.

My criteria--to even consider it--was whether he weighed enough to activate the airbag in the front passenger seat.  My car has a indicator light to show whether the person sitting in the front passenger seat activates the airbag or not.  He now weighs enough that he does, so I let him ride in the front seat.  I read an article once that described how teaching children how to drive safely starts well before they are old enough to get a permit.  I comment on things as I drive (not constantly, but once in a while) like why I did a particular thing, or how someone else was driving unsafely and how I changed what I did because of it.  So, having him ride up front, when I feel that it is safe enough based on the airbag being activated and other factors, allows me to lay the foundation for other driving/safety/life lesson.

OK, that's my 2 cents...[/quote]

To me, this seems like a very important consideration.  Thanks for the reasoning.[/quote]

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