Anonymous wrote:
We are a one-car city family, so we don't drive all that much. My oldest was back seat until 14, partly by his preference because he was used to "his" spot, partly because there are usually 2 adults in the car when we drive somewhere. Now I'm finding that my 15YO is months away from driving and has been in the front see very infrequently and so has very little perspective of the view from the driver's seat. Obviously he'll catch up, but I do a lot of talking through what he should be noticing because I feel like we are making up for lost time and experience.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Front seat from 8 is fine as long as you can disable the air bag.
So they can slam into the dashboard full speed or potentiall go flying through the windshield or have the windshield crash in on them?
Why are state laws so lenient about front seats? In California, kids have to be 8. I think other states are the same. Sure, there are recommendations from pediatricians and other groups recommending 12, but those are just recommendations. The law is actually quite loose.
Anonymous wrote:I just don’t get the rush to put your kid up front. I mean, what’s the benefit? We know the risks. My 9 yo is still 3 inches away from the height at which a regular seat belt will fit him properly. So he still rides in a booster. What’s the downside to that?
Anonymous wrote:In my state (CA) the child has to be 8 or older. Now, no one I know puts an 8 year old in the front seat, however, I do see a lot of 10/11 year olds. By 13, kids are for sure sitting in the front!
Anonymous wrote:For those of you who are comparing allowing a 7 or 8 year old to sit in a car seat (in the back) without a booster to being an anti-vaxxer, I challenge you to find any data that supports your position. The only real studies they have on this indicate that for children age 6 and up, seat belts prevent fatalities just as well as booster seats.
http://dmarkanderson.com/Booster_Seats_and_Traffic_Fatalities_7_28_17.pdf
"For children ages
2 through 9, our results generally suggest that booster seats are no more effective at decreasing
the probability of fatality than are child safety seats or standard seat belts."