Booster seat law change???

[LordStanley]

Nah, the government is taking care of us just fine, but thank you Larry.

Its just another way for the nanny state to generate money. They are hoping that some unsuspecting family on vacation, passing through maryland, will get pulled over, for what ever reason and get an extra ticket for not having thier child in a booster seat. A law Im sure they will never be notified of, because thier home state doesnt have the same oppressive law.

In 2 years, it wont be a federally approved seat, it will be a state approved seat, which will cost twice as much and do nothing more than the other seats did.

Its no different than the life jacket law that maryland imposed 2 years ago. I guess the federal law wasnt good enough. Lets just create our own law and force our boaters to purchase new life jackets for thier kids, to replace the ones that they are all ready wearing, because "we the nanny government" dosent think the federally approved life jacket is good enough.

so now all the law abiding boaters had to purchase expensive life jackets (taxed) for kids who didnt need them. Or face fines.

 

[Cowgirl]

A decent helmet IS the blind spot, especially for those of us that wear full face helmets. And with the intercom cable dangling, and the stereo playing in my helmet and the passenger talking thru their intercom into my helmet, no distraction at all. All perfectly legal, but you can't put headphones on in a car either....

I can understand that. Is there a blind spot when you look into the mirror? I'm only asking because I can look in my side view mirrors and miss a car, so I didn't know if it's possible with a bike. :shrug:

 

[Mousebaby]

My son has been out of his seat for a while. I had no idea they were changing the law. Thank goodness he is old enough and bigger now so he doesn't have to go back to the booster. He would be so majorly pissed with me!

That doesn't make any sense about the headphones now because of people using the blue tooth thingy in their ears. Why isn't that illegal??? I think it looks stupid, I always tell my husband "Look it's another Borg" "He has been assimilated!"

 

[GWguy]

I can understand that. Is there a blind spot when you look into the mirror? I'm only asking because I can look in my side view mirrors and miss a car, so I didn't know if it's possible with a bike. :shrug:

Depends on the helmet and the bike. On mine, I can just turn my eyes and see clearly behind me. Others may have to turn their head to get the same view. If the mirrors are adjusted correctly, there is rarely a blindspot. When you ride a bike, however, you are a bit more in tune with the road, and can sense another vehicle approaching without even seeing it.

 

[RareBreed]

My son has been out of his seat for a while. I had no idea they were changing the law. Thank goodness he is old enough and bigger now so he doesn't have to go back to the booster. He would be so majorly pissed with me!

That doesn't make any sense about the headphones now because of people using the blue tooth thingy in their ears. Why isn't that illegal??? I think it looks stupid, I always tell my husband "Look it's another Borg" "He has been assimilated!"

Plus if I don't notice it and they start talking, I think they are talking to me and go "Huh?"

 

[vegmom]

When I went on vacation to TN a three years ago the AAA guide showed their law was about on par with what MD has now. My daughter was under their weight, but she's so tall that her head was sticking up over the back of her booster seat.

 

[sux2b44]

I think school buses should have seatbelts. You are required to have them on in a car, truck, space ship - but not in a bus????

 

[D1VA]

I think school buses should have seatbelts. You are required to have them on in a car, truck, space ship - but not in a bus????

I so agree!

 

[morningbell]

Thank you for the reminder, I remember hearing something about it in the begining of the year. The sad thing is so many people in this county don't even have their kids in seatbelts much less boosters and they're all over the back of the car, piled in, sitting on laps, jumping around.
Effin ghetto.