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

Tammy, Paul and Colyn tcl189 at rogers.com
Sun Feb 21 19:49:02 UTC 2010 

Hi,

I do the same as you in a cab, and it varries on the bus.

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Car seats for children 1 year-old or older?


>I generally use a car seat in a cab, even though by law I do not have to do
> so.  On a bus however, I generally used my Snugglee, backpack carrier as
> Austin got older, and now do not use anything; Austin sits on a seat by
> himself next to me, or sometimes on my lap.  There are no seatbelts on our
> city buses, so I never felt safe using a carseat; I had it with me a 
> couple
> of times and it always felt as if it would slide off the seat and fall,
> which didn't seem very safe to me.
> Melissa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tammy, Paul and Colyn
> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 9:20 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> 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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