[blparent] Car seats for children 1 year-old or older?

Sun Feb 21 15:10:20 UTC 2010

You can't use a car seat on a city bus...Wel, it's not feasible, anyway. 
I've been on enough crowded city buses to know.  I've ridden buses where 
it's standing room only.  There are no seat belts aside from those used to 
tie dwon wheelchairs. so, putting them into a stroller or strapping ot you 
are the only options available.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 7:20 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Car seats for children 1 year-old or older?


> Hi,
>
> That is true!  It is law that if you're traveling in a commercial vehicle 
> like a city bus or cab  you don't have to have a carseat.  But if you are 
> in a car which most paratransit and similar vehicles are classed as,  you 
> have to have a car seat.  Just a thought, if your baby was on your lap in 
> a bus or cab, or even strapped to you, how would that baby be protected if 
> the bus got in to an accident?
>
> hth
>
> Tammy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Miranda Borka" <knownoflove at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 6:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Car seats for children 1 year-old or older?
>
>
>> Hi,
>> What you are saying may work for city busses. However, because some of us 
>> use our local paratransit systems, it's my understanding that you need to 
>> travel with a carseat.
>> Hth, and have a great week!
>>
>> InChrist, Miranda
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Elizabeth Cooks <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 5:04 AM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Car seats for children 1 year-old or older?
>>
>> If you ride the bus, that's what you do.  I've never seen anyone with 
>> small
>> children riding buses do anything else.
>>
>> taxicabs are too expensive, and getting a ride with someone else isn't
>> always an option, unless you want ot work around someone else's schedule 
>> all
>> the time.  I'll walk to place if i can, but not in below 0 weather.  If
>> someone has other ideas for safely transporting small children on buses,
>> which is my main mode of transportation around here, that would be great.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:33 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Car seats for children 1 year-old or older?
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> there are always other choices, and the ones you mention below are not
>>> necessarily the safest choices although if you have no other options
>>> they'll work.
>>>
>>> Tammy
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 6:44 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Car seats for children 1 year-old or older?
>>>
>>>
>>>> As I have said before, you can strap your children ot you when they are
>>>> small, when they are older, put them on your lap. Or, you can buckle 
>>>> them
>>>> in a stroller.  There realy isn't any other choice.  I did it with all 
>>>> of
>>>> my children.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 1:39 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Car seats for children 1 year-old or older?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Most of those permanent placement car seats also have slots that you 
>>>>> can
>>>>> slide a regular passenger seatbelt into if you take a taxi or ride in
>>>>> somebody else's car.  They're sort of bulky and cumbersome, but at 
>>>>> least
>>>>> the toddlers stay safe.  I'm not sure about a bus, though, since there
>>>>> aren't any seatbelts.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jo Elizabeth
>>>>>
>>>>> Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always
>>>>> glorify the hunters.--African Proverb
>>>>>
>>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>>> From: "Miranda Borka" <knownoflove at gmail.com>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 9:17 AM
>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Carseats for children 1 year-old or older?
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> The carseats we see that are rated for up to 40 lbs are permanent
>>>>>> placements in your car. What do we do when we take a taxi/bus and 
>>>>>> they
>>>>>> obviously won't let us (nor would I want to) leave the carseat in the
>>>>>> vehicle?
>>>>>> Thanks, and have a great weekend!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In Christ, Miranda
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Elizabeth Cooks <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:38 AM
>>>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Carseats for children 1 year-old or older?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Unfortunqtely, that's just kind of the way it goes.  Unless things 
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> changed, infant seats go up to about 22 lbs, toddler seats maybe up 
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> about
>>>>>> 45, and after that, the kids use a booster seat.  Actually, come to
>>>>>> think of
>>>>>> it, Angelica's booster was 30 to 100, I think.  And, unless someone
>>>>>> knows
>>>>>> something diferent for how to do it, toddler seats aren't advisable 
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> bus.  at those weights, children can sit safely buckled in a stroller
>>>>>> or on
>>>>>> your lap.
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> From: "Miranda Borka" <knownoflove at gmail.com>
>>>>>> To: "Blind Parents" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 6:51 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [blparent] Carseats for children 1 year-old or older?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>> We're looking at carseats, and we love the option of the Graco 
>>>>>>> Infant
>>>>>>> Snugglerider for children less than a year old.
>>>>>>> However, for children 1 or older, we're looking for a carseat that
>>>>>>> fits
>>>>>>> kids up to 50-65 lbs, is front and rear facing and can be placed in 
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> stroller We don't have a car, so we need one that can be used 
>>>>>>> without
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> base. Also, one that's not so heavy or tall that you can't get it in
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> out of taxis or public transit
>>>>>>> We're trying to buy as few carseats as we can, so we're not forking
>>>>>>> out
>>>>>>> cash for a few months at a time.
>>>>>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance, and have a great weekend!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In Christ, Miranda
>>>>>>>
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