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<blockquote data-quote="mstang67chic" data-source="post: 23288" data-attributes="member: 2459"><p>I became a certified car seat technician over a year ago. I'm not familiar with other state's laws but in my class I was told that even though the 8/80lb law does exist, sometimes there can be exceptions, depending on the cop of course. There are kids out there who are younger than the requirement but who are big enough to not require a seat. The whole point of the law is to get kids to the size they need to be for seat belts to fit them correctly. (across the hips and diagnally across the sternum and shoulder so that it does not rub their necks or faces and their knees should bend comfortably over the edge of the seat) When we do seat inspection events we always get parents of Houdini's. One site you might want to try is</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ezonpro.com" target="_blank">http://www.ezonpro.com</a></p><p></p><p>They sell harness systems that aren't attached to car seats. It may or may not work for you but you can check it out. Also, you can check with your local police department to see if there are any child safety organizations in your area or if they have any certified technicians on staff. Some of the techs who have been around awhile know of different types of seats that are harder to escape from than others. (Unfortunately I'm one of the ones who has to ask others about this also!)</p><p></p><p>I completely understand the frustration parents have with the laws constantly changing. From a safety stand point however, if a child who is not in a car seat or booster seat is using a seat belt that doesn't "fit" correctly, it's basically useless or causes more injuries than it prevents. Also, check your back doors of your car. Depending on the age, there should be a switch on the side of both back doors (near the latch mechanism) that you can flip to prevent the door from being opened from the inside. If you have power windows, do you also have a button up front on your controls that locks the controls of all of the other doors? That can be useful also.</p><p></p><p>Whoever suggested the emergency info on seats was right on too. In fact there are stickers specifically for this. The ones that we have were provided by local sherriff's organizations and has all types of contact and medical information spaces. You fill it out, slap it on the seat and you're good to go. (as long as you use the same seat for each kid everytime anyway.)</p><p></p><p>If you or anyone else has any questions, feel free to PM me. I may not know your specific state laws but I can answer from the safety and recommendation standpoint. Hope that helped somewhat!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mstang67chic, post: 23288, member: 2459"] I became a certified car seat technician over a year ago. I'm not familiar with other state's laws but in my class I was told that even though the 8/80lb law does exist, sometimes there can be exceptions, depending on the cop of course. There are kids out there who are younger than the requirement but who are big enough to not require a seat. The whole point of the law is to get kids to the size they need to be for seat belts to fit them correctly. (across the hips and diagnally across the sternum and shoulder so that it does not rub their necks or faces and their knees should bend comfortably over the edge of the seat) When we do seat inspection events we always get parents of Houdini's. One site you might want to try is [url="http://www.ezonpro.com"]http://www.ezonpro.com[/url] They sell harness systems that aren't attached to car seats. It may or may not work for you but you can check it out. Also, you can check with your local police department to see if there are any child safety organizations in your area or if they have any certified technicians on staff. Some of the techs who have been around awhile know of different types of seats that are harder to escape from than others. (Unfortunately I'm one of the ones who has to ask others about this also!) I completely understand the frustration parents have with the laws constantly changing. From a safety stand point however, if a child who is not in a car seat or booster seat is using a seat belt that doesn't "fit" correctly, it's basically useless or causes more injuries than it prevents. Also, check your back doors of your car. Depending on the age, there should be a switch on the side of both back doors (near the latch mechanism) that you can flip to prevent the door from being opened from the inside. If you have power windows, do you also have a button up front on your controls that locks the controls of all of the other doors? That can be useful also. Whoever suggested the emergency info on seats was right on too. In fact there are stickers specifically for this. The ones that we have were provided by local sherriff's organizations and has all types of contact and medical information spaces. You fill it out, slap it on the seat and you're good to go. (as long as you use the same seat for each kid everytime anyway.) If you or anyone else has any questions, feel free to PM me. I may not know your specific state laws but I can answer from the safety and recommendation standpoint. Hope that helped somewhat! [/QUOTE]
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