Re: [ihc] Kid Stories

[Ted Borck <tborck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 26 May 2004, Tom Mandera wrote:

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> But, with regard to the no doors issue...
>
> I had a real quandry a year or two ago.  IIRC, kids under a certain
> age/weight (and over another age/weight) are allowed to ride in cars w/o
> a childseat, but must ride in the back.
>
> We were driving Michelle's 800, "Oscar" one day and we were taking
> Carrie to the park (or out for ice cream) in the topless 800 (but *with*
> doors).
>
> Dilemma.
>
> Do we put Carrie in the backseat, where she's supposed to be, but
> *without a seatbelt* (AFAIK, perfectly legal in 1968).. or put her up
> front, where she's not supposed to be, but *with* a seatbelt?
>
> Fortunately, no one ever had reason to stop us and consult the law on
> the matter.  We opted to put Carrie up front, with the belt.
>
> I wonder if using a child-seat, in the back, with no seat-belt would
> have been the "right" thing to do? :D


IMHO.. with no passenger front airbag - the front seatbelt/child-seat
would be OK.

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Ted Borck	tborck@domain.elided