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[birdwatcher]

In recent crashes and old ones, in big vehicles and small, in one-car crashes and multiple-vehicle crashes, there is no evidence that car seats do a better job than seat belts in saving the lives of children older than 2. (In certain kinds of crashes -- rear-enders, for instance -- car seats actually perform worse.)
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[-kk.livejournal.com]

What ticks me off is that no one wants to leave it up to parents to decide. I knew a kid who screamed all the trip away locked in the rear seat, and who would behave nicely in the front seat next to his mom. As a result, the mom had to drive with her head turned backward. Anyone thinks it made the driving safer? But the law was upheld...

[birdwatcher.livejournal.com]

:)