Okay, so an article came out today on the new recommendations for carseats. I have to say in MY opinion we are getting a little carried away with all these new safety guidelines. Here is a link to the article if you want to read it/skim it.
I understand wanting to protect our children but at the same time we are hurting them. We think by putting them in carseats longer will keep them from getting hurt in accidents. Well lets think about 9 times out of 10 what is causing this accidents. Hmm...trying to multi-task while driving comes to mind, whether that would be texting or talking on the phone, changing the radio, reading (yes, I have seen people reading while driving) eating..I'm sure there are other things we have seen people doing. I think the real issue is what we are doing in the car rather than where and how our children on sitting.
We all get in our cars to get to another destination...maybe some still drive to "scoop the loop" I'm just assuming with gas prices most people gave that up :) If we have so many other things we need to get done that we have to do it while we are in the car driving I think we can officially say we are extending ourselves. Not one person can tell me that the money they are making or an appointment they are running late for is worth risking not only their own lives but others on the road. Let me put it this way, if you never get to the destination well you obviously didn't make that money, and you completely missed the appointment/meeting! I think we can all agree, "better late than never," is actually a very good thing to think about when driving.
If you are running late to work, CALL your boss and tell them, they are much more likely to be forgiving if you give them a heads up, running late for an appointment CALL them! I'm telling you to call them because before we even get into our cars we know if we are going to make it on time to our destination by following the speed limit or not. In the rare occasion there is an accident that you can't get past or another freak thing but 9/10 times you know, so before you sit your booty in your car, CALL!
What are your feelings on the carseat rules? (If you have kids or not!)
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