Years ago, on the way home from a night out a friend of mine sat in the back of the taxi with me and refused to put a seatbelt on. The taxi driver was okay with that but my other friend sat in the passenger seat kicked off and asked to swap.
Did you know that an unbelted person in a car, can kill the people that are belted/in car seats; in an accident. Even if you have a seatbelt on, you have 20% more chance of death yourself if there was an unbelted person in the car.
Also, while I’m at it. When I bought a car seat last November they gave me a lecture on various other aspects of car safety. Your child might be perfectly secure in their car seat and can be completely unscathed if the car were to flip.. but even a loose two pence piece will act as bullet in a crash, it can and has been the reason that babies and children die in accidents.
Sorry to take a dark turn but we know the Radfords and their sheep read here and perhaps I have a little more concern for their children’s safety than they do.
Drivers or passengers protected by seat belts are at increased risk for fatal injuries if others who ride with them fail to wear their seat belts.
www.washington.edu