Anonymous
Post 11/10/2025 12:20     Subject: Car seats rules
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure it’s the law to be in a booster seat until 8. But plenty of people do whatever they want. I live in a mixed socioeconomic area which may contribute, but I see very young kids, toddlers in cars without any car seats, or in the front seat, or sitting on top of other kids packed with 3+ other kids all in the back seat. I don’t think cops do anything about it unless you get pulled over for something else and they notice


It's a racist law, and it's also designed to financially hurt poorer people as well.


How? A booster seat is less than $20.


Your privilege is showing.
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2025 10:17     Subject: Car seats rules
Anonymous wrote:So don't carpool. Drive your own kid only, every time.


+1
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 23:23     Subject: Car seats rules
Anonymous wrote:For booster seats it depends on the car and the size of the child. They are helpful in SUVs but are dangerous in a typical compact sedan. Go to a used car lot and test it out. The fact that booster seat rules vary from state to state and are completely unheard of outside the US should tell you it's mostly a scam perpetuated by Big Booster Seat. I ditched them after age 5.


Big Booster Seat? Put down the crack pipe.

It only depends on the size of the car if by compact sedan you mean a Power Wheels.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 23:03     Subject: Car seats rules
My 10 year old son is still in high back booster seat, and he is 80 lbs and 54 inches. The seat says it goes up to 110 lbs. I see kids younger or smaller than him has dropped the car seat. He does not mind to sit in one.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 21:14     Subject: Car seats rules
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some moms carpool kids to sport game or activity. I pay attention that they don't have car seats, not even boosters for 6/7 year olds. Is that legal in Montgomery county? I thought police can issue tickets.


Give it a rest, Karen


This is a misuse of the term 'karen' karen's call the manager.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 20:55     Subject: Car seats rules
For booster seats it depends on the car and the size of the child. They are helpful in SUVs but are dangerous in a typical compact sedan. Go to a used car lot and test it out. The fact that booster seat rules vary from state to state and are completely unheard of outside the US should tell you it's mostly a scam perpetuated by Big Booster Seat. I ditched them after age 5.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 18:41     Subject: Re:Car seats rules
Anonymous wrote:And yet if you're riding a bike, you can do literally anything you want. There are no rules apparently. I saw a bicyclist with an infant in the basket on the front of her bike.

That doesn’t make it right. Or sensible.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 18:20     Subject: Car seats rules
I always made sure I handed over my kid's booster/travel booster when they riding in someone else's car.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 16:27     Subject: Re:Car seats rules
And yet if you're riding a bike, you can do literally anything you want. There are no rules apparently. I saw a bicyclist with an infant in the basket on the front of her bike.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 16:19     Subject: Car seats rules
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure it’s the law to be in a booster seat until 8. But plenty of people do whatever they want. I live in a mixed socioeconomic area which may contribute, but I see very young kids, toddlers in cars without any car seats, or in the front seat, or sitting on top of other kids packed with 3+ other kids all in the back seat. I don’t think cops do anything about it unless you get pulled over for something else and they notice


It's a racist law, and it's also designed to financially hurt poorer people as well.


How? A booster seat is less than $20.


Oh my, the rich racism screamer again... You can get free car seats new through most counties and people regularly give them away. If you can afford a car, you can afford or will find a way to get a car seat. People like you shouldn't have kids.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 16:17     Subject: Car seats rules
Anonymous wrote:For those of you who don’t think they’re necessary I’m assuming you’ve never been in a higher impact collusion or rollover accident. If you had with a child in the car you might not be so flippant.
Putting a kid in a booster too small for an adult seat belt is not bubble wrapping your kid. It’s common sense.

OP you can only control whats in your car or what your kid does. Have some boosters in your car for other kids and send one with yours if the other person doesnt provide. I did this.


Others may not use the booster. Be the driver and if a child refuses one, don't drive them.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 16:13     Subject: Car seats rules
A woman died today ( Sunday) in a rollover accident in Silver Spring. When she woke up today she didn’t plan on dying in a car accident. When she got in her car she didn’t plan on dying in a car accident.
You never know what’s going to happen. Protect your kids every time they get in a car.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 16:09     Subject: Car seats rules
People are so weird, the US has the sad distinction of being #1 in car accidents in the west, too many careless drivers. Why in the world wouldn’t you use something as simple as a booster seat which could save the LIFE of your child. It’s not a bubble it’s basic common sense, and being a responsible parent.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 15:10     Subject: Car seats rules
OP as I said before do what is right for your family. Sounds like that means don't carpool. Not having your kid ride without proper safety equipment, not trying to wrangle other kids onto boosters you buy and they fight because they don't use them with parents. That fiighting will just make your kid unpopular.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2025 15:07     Subject: Re:Car seats rules
My sister still has her 10yo in a 5 point harness. It might seem crazy but she is small and niece doesn’t really care either.