Comments on: Florida Increases Age Requirement For Car Seats http://www.northescambia.com/2014/06/florida-increases-age-requirement-for-car-seats Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:33:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anne http://www.northescambia.com/2014/06/florida-increases-age-requirement-for-car-seats/comment-page-1#comment-273086 Anne Thu, 26 Jun 2014 21:30:07 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=182734#comment-273086 As a rule I never drive cars owned by other people, but when I visit the grand-kids in Kansas City it becomes necessary. Three kids at various ages and weight. All of those seats are installed to withstand accidents and I'm not moving them to my car for any reason. It has to be that all of these light-weight vehicles are the problem and the children must be kept safe. Look at all of the roll-overs we see. Imagine the kids surviving these accidents without extra protection. When my kids were little the cars were way too heavy to roll over. But that Mercury also got 9 miles to a gallon, lol. As a rule I never drive cars owned by other people, but when I visit the grand-kids in Kansas City it becomes necessary. Three kids at various ages and weight. All of those seats are installed to withstand accidents and I’m not moving them to my car for any reason. It has to be that all of these light-weight vehicles are the problem and the children must be kept safe. Look at all of the roll-overs we see. Imagine the kids surviving these accidents without extra protection. When my kids were little the cars were way too heavy to roll over. But that Mercury also got 9 miles to a gallon, lol.

]]> By: sunshinegrl http://www.northescambia.com/2014/06/florida-increases-age-requirement-for-car-seats/comment-page-1#comment-273081 sunshinegrl Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:53:19 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=182734#comment-273081 @ stacy.. we are in florida not Alabama @ stacy..
we are in florida not Alabama

]]> By: D http://www.northescambia.com/2014/06/florida-increases-age-requirement-for-car-seats/comment-page-1#comment-273057 D Thu, 26 Jun 2014 04:06:58 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=182734#comment-273057 Good grief, if you take time to do an ounce of research you guys will stop trying to fight the system just because you hate change or people telling you what to do. Google children forward facing and rear facing. Watch the graphic videos of what happens. Read the many stories of regretful parents. Try to find true cons and you will find none. My child happily rear faces at the age of 3. People will tell me about broken legs, I will chose broken legs over a broken spine any day of the week. I encourage anyone to do just a little bit of reading. Ok I know the law is not implementing any changes about extended infant rear facing but hopefully this will come next. MAY is exactly right about why these changes are so important. Good grief, if you take time to do an ounce of research you guys will stop trying to fight the system just because you hate change or people telling you what to do. Google children forward facing and rear facing. Watch the graphic videos of what happens. Read the many stories of regretful parents. Try to find true cons and you will find none. My child happily rear faces at the age of 3. People will tell me about broken legs, I will chose broken legs over a broken spine any day of the week. I encourage anyone to do just a little bit of reading.
Ok I know the law is not implementing any changes about extended infant rear facing but hopefully this will come next. MAY is exactly right about why these changes are so important.

]]> By: Keith http://www.northescambia.com/2014/06/florida-increases-age-requirement-for-car-seats/comment-page-1#comment-273056 Keith Thu, 26 Jun 2014 03:53:53 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=182734#comment-273056 This is about revenue generation through road piracy. Gotta keep those dollars coming in for those big government employee bonuses and perks! This is about revenue generation through road piracy. Gotta keep those dollars coming in for those big government employee bonuses and perks!

]]> By: Henry Coe http://www.northescambia.com/2014/06/florida-increases-age-requirement-for-car-seats/comment-page-1#comment-273051 Henry Coe Thu, 26 Jun 2014 01:43:19 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=182734#comment-273051 It would be fascinating to find out which Legislators own markets shares of any parent company that has businesses that make or sells car-seats. It would be fascinating to find out which Legislators own markets shares of any parent company that has businesses that make or sells car-seats.

]]> By: jack http://www.northescambia.com/2014/06/florida-increases-age-requirement-for-car-seats/comment-page-1#comment-273049 jack Thu, 26 Jun 2014 01:15:57 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=182734#comment-273049 Good thing my 40 year old daughter is 4'10". Good thing my 40 year old daughter is 4′10″.

]]> By: I wonder http://www.northescambia.com/2014/06/florida-increases-age-requirement-for-car-seats/comment-page-1#comment-273037 I wonder Wed, 25 Jun 2014 20:47:55 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=182734#comment-273037 How many times have you heard or read “The youth of today is much smarter than their parents or grandparents?” I wonder have many of these “law makers” rode in car seats until the age of 5? How many of these “law makers” ever even sat in one? Even though they act like they need to be in one now. How many times have you heard or read “The youth of today is much smarter than their parents or grandparents?” I wonder have many of these “law makers” rode in car seats until the age of 5? How many of these “law makers” ever even sat in one? Even though they act like they need to be in one now.

]]> By: stacy http://www.northescambia.com/2014/06/florida-increases-age-requirement-for-car-seats/comment-page-1#comment-273030 stacy Wed, 25 Jun 2014 17:31:40 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=182734#comment-273030 Alabama Car Seat Rules: > Up to 1 year old or 20 pounds: A rear-facing, infant-only or convertible seat. > 1 year old – 5 years old or 40 pounds: A forward-facing car seat. > 5 years old – 6 years old: A booster seat. See: http://www.dmv.org/al-alabama/safety-laws.php#Child-Car-Seat-Laws-in-Alabama Alabama Car Seat Rules:

> Up to 1 year old or 20 pounds: A rear-facing, infant-only or convertible seat.
> 1 year old – 5 years old or 40 pounds: A forward-facing car seat.
> 5 years old – 6 years old: A booster seat.

See: http://www.dmv.org/al-alabama/safety-laws.php#Child-Car-Seat-Laws-in-Alabama

]]> By: Henry Coe http://www.northescambia.com/2014/06/florida-increases-age-requirement-for-car-seats/comment-page-1#comment-273019 Henry Coe Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:23:45 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=182734#comment-273019 There has to be a psychological component for some 4 year olds who will have to go back to riding in a car seat after graduating out of one and for the parents who gave away or threw away the car seats that they thought they no longer needed, but have to buy another one to use for a few more months? There has to be a psychological component for some 4 year olds who will have to go back to riding in a car seat after graduating out of one and for the parents who gave away or threw away the car seats that they thought they no longer needed, but have to buy another one to use for a few more months?

]]> By: Jackie Johnson http://www.northescambia.com/2014/06/florida-increases-age-requirement-for-car-seats/comment-page-1#comment-273009 Jackie Johnson Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:18:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=182734#comment-273009 I like the law, but wondering when in other states do we have to go by Florida's car seat/booster law or the other state's. We are so close to the Alabama area just wondering. If you have information concerning this or know how to get it, please post. I like the law, but wondering when in other states do we have to go by Florida’s car seat/booster law or the other state’s. We are so close to the Alabama area just wondering. If you have information concerning this or know how to get it, please post.

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