RE: Penalty for not using car seat?
>We all survived, but was there ever an accident? No accident,
>well that's just dumb luck. :)
Actually you can use the argument that we did not all survive. Cars were far more deadly in the 1970s, 1960s, 1950s and before. Part of that is basic physics- cars are designed for safety now in addition to laws mandating seatbelts and car seats for children. And it can be substainiated with the falling rates of fatal and serious injury automobile accidents. Even so, car related accidents are still the leading cause of death to children ages 1-12. :(
Katie, mama to a pair of boys.