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3825 | 4 years ago

> In 2019, 608 child passengers age 12 and younger died in motor vehicle crashes, and more than 91,000 were injured.

> Child restraint systems are often used incorrectly. An estimated 46% of car seats and booster seats are misused in a way that could reduce their effectiveness.

https://www.cdc.gov/transportationsafety/child_passenger_saf...

Do you also oppose mandating car seats and seat belts?

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colechristensen|4 years ago

No, and indeed we already do.

It also illustrates a point: some people are really quite paranoid about their kids and covid but happily take other higher risks like driving around their kids in cars, which even with safety devices pose a higher risk, citing the data you just posted.

I would oppose checkpoints which denied people travel privileges unless their seatbelts were checked to be used properly.

useragent86|4 years ago

That kind of argument is disingenuous flamebait and ought to be flagged.

By the same logic, are car seats and seat belts injected into the body?