This is one of my pet peaves...back home (Houston, Texas) children,according to their age, must be in a car seat. Knowing that this law does not exist here and how upset I would get, my husband warned me before hand, "Now, you're gonna see a lot of children that should be in car seats and they're not."
NOT having children in carseats, in the event of an accident, can lead to paralysis or even death. Everyone should wear their safety belts.
SAD STORY: (I was a high school teacher) One of my students, Eric, had just earned a full football scholarship to the University of Texas. One night, he was in the backseat of a mid-size car and had fallen asleep and was not wearing his seat belt. The driver of the car Eric was in was in an accident..another driver had run a red light and side swiped their car. Eric was the only one rushed to the hopital. The others had been wearing their seatbelts and were not injured. Eric was paralyzed.
Consequently, he was not able to play ball for UT. The UT lawyers DID however take his case free of charge and the athletic committee honored the scholarship any way...A dream shattered just because he was not buckled in.
This is one of my pet peaves...back home (Houston, Texas) children,according to their age, must be in a car seat. Knowing that this law does not exist here and how upset I would get, my husband warned me before hand, "Now, you're gonna see a lot of children that should be in car seats and they're not."
NOT having children in carseats, in the event of an accident, can lead to paralysis or even death. Everyone should wear their safety belts.
SAD STORY: (I was a high school teacher) One of my students, Eric, had just earned a full football scholarship to the University of Texas. One night, he was in the backseat of a mid-size car and had fallen asleep and was not wearing his seat belt. The driver of the car Eric was in was in an accident..another driver had run a red light and side swiped their car. Eric was the only one rushed to the hopital. The others had been wearing their seatbelts and were not injured. Eric was paralyzed.
Consequently, he was not able to play ball for UT. The UT lawyers DID however take his case free of charge and the athletic committee honored the scholarship any way...A dream shattered just because he was not buckled in.
People need to get clue.