<blockquote><b>Quoting coℓton's mama. «3:</b>" Never. Not only is it against the law, but anything can happen. My aunt never buckles her kids in their ... [snip!] ... but it's like when she is in the car she doesn't care. I will never let my child be unbuckled. It scares me to death."</blockquote>


Ahh! That's crazy.

I don't remember as a baby, but at 10, my mum never told me to put my seatbelt on so it wasn't really second nature.... but back in "her day" it wasn't second nature to anyone. It's crazy for me to think back to that & it's weird because from the moment I got behind the wheel, everyone knows; "no seat belt, no ride." I've always been anal about my children in their seats, not having twisted straps, being done tight enough etc.

I didn't think it was possible but I've become a billion times more adament about the car seat issue since we were in a major accident. If anyone else (including their father) straps them into the car, I will double check and make sure it's correct.

Never never never. I don't even pull out of the drive way/ parking space until she's buckled in! And she's not allowed to unbuckle until the car is shut off

<blockquote><b>Quoting Mðmmå Çhï¢lꆆê~ 3dpo:</b>" Never. My Mom was literally 200 yards from home, was in an accident and nearly died. She's now paralyzed from the neck down and totally different than before all because she didn't wear a seat belt."</blockquote>




My sister's best friend in junior high died of compression injuries from the seat belt.

That said, I don't let my kid go unbuckled unless we are in my grandparents RV.

<blockquote><b>Quoting khigh:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Mðmmå Çhï¢lꆆê~ 3dpo:</b>" Never. My Mom was literally 200 ... [snip!] ... of compression injuries from the seat belt. That said, I don't let my kid go unbuckled unless we are in my grandparents RV."</blockquote>


That's so sad. Its hard to know what type of accident you're going to have and it's horrible when the factor that is supposed to be safest is what took your life. Like with our accident, my youngest was 14 months and I'd just turned him forward facing, if he had of been rear facing things would have been so much worse, I truly believe we would have lost him with the impact.  

Quoting Ryloonjimama:" <blockquote><b>Quoting khigh:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Mðmmå Çhï¢lꆆê~ ... [snip!] ... if he had of been rear facing things would have been so much worse, I truly believe we would have lost him with the impact.  "

Yeah. I feel the worst for her boyfriend at the time. His mother was driving them and she was instantly killed in the crash and his girlfriend died three days later in the hospital from internal injuries. He survived. They were t-boned by a Mack truck.

No I would never. If we are on a long trip we just make stops at a place like Chick Fil A or McDonalds that has a play place so DD can play for a bit while we stretch out and eat so she can burn off some pent up energy. I could never live with myself if one of my children died in a crash just because I was too negligent to keep them strapped in their seats. We are making a 15 hour drive in March to move back home and I'm sure it will be more like a 2 day ordeal bc I will be BFing, and we will have to stop every time she wants to eat. So I won't even take my child out for BFing or even bottle feeding for that matter bc she will still need to be burped. Its just not worth saving the extra few hours.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Ryloonjimama:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting khigh:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Mðmmå Çhï¢lꆆê~ ... [snip!] ... if he had of been rear facing things would have been so much worse, I truly believe we would have lost him with the impact.  "</blockquote>



My friend lost his nephew in a front facing wreck. She ran off the road into a pole. He was sitting in the front seat,not buckled in. He got ejected out. It was all over the news, because the mother was intoxicated. She sentenced to 20 yrs

<blockquote><b>Quoting Ryloonjimama:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting khigh:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Mðmmå Çhï¢lꆆê~ ... [snip!] ... if he had of been rear facing things would have been so much worse, I truly believe we would have lost him with the impact.  "</blockquote>



Why do you think FFing saved him? Just curious

<blockquote><b>Quoting Amber :]:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Ryloonjimama:</b>" No no no no no! Not ever, no way, no how.... ... [snip!] ... man is losing it for suggesting to let that little boy walk around a moving vehicle! Lol How's the new car seat working out?  "</blockquote>



He looks ALOT more comfy! I don't have to worry about his head falling forward anymore  

<blockquote><b>Quoting Mama Lizzy :]:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Amber :]:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Ryloonjimama:</b>" ... [snip!] ... out?  "</blockquote> He looks ALOT more comfy! I don't have to worry about his head falling forward anymore  "</blockquote>



Yay! That's good to hear!  

No.

We drove 24 hours to Texas, and 24 hours back a week later over the summer. My son was fine in his seat, and when he got cranky we just stopped and let him walk around outside for a bit.

No way in hell. We don't have a car, and take the transit bus all over town, and I'm the ONLY parent who bothers to use a carseat with my kid. I've seen newborns held in their parents arms, almost FLY out of the mothers arms because the bus came to a sudden stop. I lug a 30 pound carseat on the bus, and my daughter is almost 4 years old. I would never take her anywhere for any reason without being securely buckled into a carseat.

I mean, hell, if I won't go a mile down the road on the bus without her being securely strapped in, I certainly wouldn't travel that way haha

<blockquote><b>Quoting ~*~Modern*Day*Delilah~*~:</b>" No way in hell. We don't have a car, and take the transit bus all over town, and I'm the ONLY parent ... [snip!] ... if I won't go a mile down the road on the bus without her being securely strapped in, I certainly wouldn't travel that way haha"</blockquote>


He said that too...well don't ever let him ride the bus...I'm like Umm I'm gonna bring his car seat :]

Quoting ~*~Modern*Day*Delilah~*~:" No way in hell. We don't have a car, and take the transit bus all over town, and I'm the ONLY parent ... [snip!] ... if I won't go a mile down the road on the bus without her being securely strapped in, I certainly wouldn't travel that way haha"

Busses here don't have seatbelts. Or time to secure one.

The only time my child will not be in a seatbelt is when they are on a school bus as there aren't any seatbelts and there's nothing I can do about it