A friend of mine and I were discussing her morning drive to work, and how she drives two blocks on very-rarely-traveled roads to take her baby to her grandma's house on her way to work.
Grandma flipped out because the baby was only buckled in the front clasps of the car seat, and not the shoulder straps.
So, we decided to put a vote on my blog... please cast your vote on the top-right part of my blog so that we can know your opinion!!!! Enquiring minds are dying to know!!!! lol
7 comments:
I believe the safety of the baby is always more important than convenience. You never know when the car might break down, when some kid will be going too fast and blow a stop sign, when someone drunk will be driving toward your car, when an animal will run out in the road. Then those extra seconds? A minute? will have been time well-spent. I know that we can't always live our lives in "what-ifs", but it's better than "if-only", especially for something that could be prevented so easily. That's all.
always pays to be safe than sori
Jen
A child's safety should always be a priority.
Wearing my seatbelt is something I do religiously and I can tell you, it saved my life. It's not a big deal and I don't know why people don't automatically do it for themselves and especially for children.
Sorry, I think for the baby's safety, she should be totally buckled in. You never know what might happen.
Sandy
ALWAYS buckle the baby completely. My kids are alive today because I always buckle them, even in our driveway. 18 months ago, I stopped at the bottom of the driveway to get the mail. Being anal, I rebuckled and insisted that my daughter rebuckle her carseat (she had unbuckled while I got the mail). While my kids whined about having to be buckled in the driveway, we drove the 1000 feet up the driveway and were hit head on by a UPS truck coming down from my neighbor's house. He totaled my SUV. My then 4 yo daughter, still in a 5 point restraint was completely fine. My then 6.5 yo son in a seatbelt-booster had a sore shoulder and I had burns from the airbag that saved my life. Buckle up everyone in your car...even on a rarely traveled road or driveway.
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