Car Seat Dilema
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sockgirl77
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This makes me think of another question. I've had ppl tell me that because I am so damn short and sit too close to the steering wheel that I might want to turn my airbag off. I'm going to Google it now.Nickel said:
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sockgirl77 said:
Are we all sure it’s a law??? It seems pretty strange to me that if a parent owns a truck (with an airbag) and car (also with an airbag) that its ok to have a car seat in front for one and not the other....
Now for safety sake, I understand where this is all coming from. My boy sits in the back of our van behind me in his booster. The only time he sat up front with me was a trip to Mattress warehouse to pick up new beddings. I had to take all the seats out in the back to make room for the mattress and box spring. We had a cop pull up next to us at a light on 235. He looked over and did nothing....
sockgirl77
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It is installed correctly. It's the shape of my backseat that is causing it to not be level.CMC122 said:
I used to do carseat installment inspections and usually about 99% of carseats are installed wrong. Find a place that does the inspection and get that carseat fixed ASAP
sockgirl77
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How, when it just doesn't fit in the center of my seat correctly?CMC122 said:
sockgirl77
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This is all past tense. I his carseat installed by Children's Hospital. It was tight as hell. But he is and was a strong lil booger! Seat belts do have give!CMC122 said:
sockgirl77
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I tried. But anyways, that is over. He's 2 and safely in his big boy seat. That was not the point of this thread. I was trying to ask if it was a law to have a rear facing seat in the center.jwwb2000 said:
sockgirl77
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Thanks for everyone's advice/input. You guys are the smartest. 
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U.S. Transportation Chief Declares Low Child Booster Seat Use “Unacceptable”
National statistics showing less than one out of every five kids between the ages of four and eight is riding in a car booster seat are a sign of “failure” and must be addressed immediately, U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta said during a visit to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
First responders and emergency room doctors and nurses are “doing their part to address the consequences of this country’s failure to put children in booster seats,” Mineta said at a news conference, but he labeled “unacceptable” the effort to get kids buckled up. “Starting right now we must all do a better job.”
Over the past two years, Mineta said less than 20 percent of kids who should be in booster seats were actually in them when they are riding in cars.
He used the occasion to announce a new federal initiative that will provide $25 million over the next four years to states that pass and enforce new or tougher booster seat laws. He said 34 states and the District of Columbia already have booster seat laws, but took time to call the names of the 16 states that don’t have such protections on the books.
These states, Mineta said, should “do the right thing and pass a law now.”
Mineta also called on parents to do a better job, saying they should make sure their children are in booster seats regardless of local statutes.
“Just because they may not be the law of the land, does not mean they should not be the law of your house,” Mineta said.
As for the low use rates, Mineta said people were either “unfamiliar with the risks or unaware of the benefits.”
“Either way, ignorance isn’t bliss…it’s deadly,” he said.
Mineta encouraged parents to visit www.boosterseat.gov to find out if their child should be in a booster seat and said his Department would spend $285,000 for new billboard and radio and television advertisements to promote booster seat use nationwide.
The State of Maryland requires children under the age of 6 to be in a child restraint. But there is a lot of confusion about whether that means a car seat with a harness restraint system or is a booster seat acceptable.
The answer depends on the child’s weight, not the child’s height. A front facing car seat is necessary up to 40 pounds. If a child is under 40 pounds, regardless of age or height, he or she should be in a car seat. Over 40 pounds and they are ready for a booster.
Maryland State law allows a child to go to a regular seat belt at the age of 6, however, the National Transportation Safety Board disagrees and is pushing for stricter state laws. According to the NTSB, a child should be in a booster seat at least until they reach the age of 8 or is 4 feet 9 inches tall.
Are You Using it Right?
Are the straps in the right place? Should the straps be above or below the shoulders? Where does the chest clip go? Is it too loose? Is my child too big/small for the seat? What about car seat toys, are they safe? What about safety shields? The LATCH system? What about “jump” seats? How do I know if it is right???? Go to http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/childps/AreYouUsing/Index.htm to find out if you are using car seats correctly. There are lots of rules about how to use them right for the greatest safety of the children.
In St. Mary’s County, car seat safety checks are done once a month by appointment, at the Health Connections in Leonardtown, at the Mechanicsville Fire Department and at the Lexington Park Rescue Squad. Call Health Connections at 301-475-6019 to make an appointment at one of these locations.
U.S. Transportation Chief Declares Low Child Booster Seat Use “Unacceptable”
National statistics showing less than one out of every five kids between the ages of four and eight is riding in a car booster seat are a sign of “failure” and must be addressed immediately, U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta said during a visit to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
First responders and emergency room doctors and nurses are “doing their part to address the consequences of this country’s failure to put children in booster seats,” Mineta said at a news conference, but he labeled “unacceptable” the effort to get kids buckled up. “Starting right now we must all do a better job.”
Over the past two years, Mineta said less than 20 percent of kids who should be in booster seats were actually in them when they are riding in cars.
He used the occasion to announce a new federal initiative that will provide $25 million over the next four years to states that pass and enforce new or tougher booster seat laws. He said 34 states and the District of Columbia already have booster seat laws, but took time to call the names of the 16 states that don’t have such protections on the books.
These states, Mineta said, should “do the right thing and pass a law now.”
Mineta also called on parents to do a better job, saying they should make sure their children are in booster seats regardless of local statutes.
“Just because they may not be the law of the land, does not mean they should not be the law of your house,” Mineta said.
As for the low use rates, Mineta said people were either “unfamiliar with the risks or unaware of the benefits.”
“Either way, ignorance isn’t bliss…it’s deadly,” he said.
Mineta encouraged parents to visit www.boosterseat.gov to find out if their child should be in a booster seat and said his Department would spend $285,000 for new billboard and radio and television advertisements to promote booster seat use nationwide.
The State of Maryland requires children under the age of 6 to be in a child restraint. But there is a lot of confusion about whether that means a car seat with a harness restraint system or is a booster seat acceptable.
The answer depends on the child’s weight, not the child’s height. A front facing car seat is necessary up to 40 pounds. If a child is under 40 pounds, regardless of age or height, he or she should be in a car seat. Over 40 pounds and they are ready for a booster.
Maryland State law allows a child to go to a regular seat belt at the age of 6, however, the National Transportation Safety Board disagrees and is pushing for stricter state laws. According to the NTSB, a child should be in a booster seat at least until they reach the age of 8 or is 4 feet 9 inches tall.
Are You Using it Right?
Are the straps in the right place? Should the straps be above or below the shoulders? Where does the chest clip go? Is it too loose? Is my child too big/small for the seat? What about car seat toys, are they safe? What about safety shields? The LATCH system? What about “jump” seats? How do I know if it is right???? Go to http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/childps/AreYouUsing/Index.htm to find out if you are using car seats correctly. There are lots of rules about how to use them right for the greatest safety of the children.
In St. Mary’s County, car seat safety checks are done once a month by appointment, at the Health Connections in Leonardtown, at the Mechanicsville Fire Department and at the Lexington Park Rescue Squad. Call Health Connections at 301-475-6019 to make an appointment at one of these locations.
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I tried fixing it. :shrug: