Bad Parent or Cool Dad? Taking my 2 year old in my C3
09-25-2018, 05:12 AM
#41
Drifting
09-25-2018, 12:31 PM
#42
Team Owner
My 2.5 y/o grandson was belted in, no shoulder belts though....and we went through the burb a bit....just 1/2 fast....but enuff to russle his hair a bit.....
see avatar, after we pulled into the driveway....impressed/scared my daughter as I took off uphill though....
see avatar, after we pulled into the driveway....impressed/scared my daughter as I took off uphill though....
09-25-2018, 01:16 PM
#43
Burning Brakes
Gee. What happens when a car gets rear-ended at 40mph when the kid is in a REAR-facing seat? Does his neck snap then? OMYGOSH!! Let's put kids in plastic bubble-wrap so they can't get hurt no matter which way they are impacted. Oh....no....that won't do either. The kid won't be able to breathe. 
What will we do??? What will we do???
For all those who want everyone ELSE to protect them from whatever may happen.....get over it. Do your job and protect YOUR kids the way YOU see fit. Everyone else can do the same; then you can keep your nose out of everyone else's business. That's the way this country was founded...INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES. Keep yours and stay out of mine.
I'm all for safety. But I'm damn tired of other people trying to tell ME how I should be safe. It is absolutely stupid for anyone to not wear a seat belt when riding in a car. But if someone wants to be stupid? Who am I to tell them what to do?
What will we do??? What will we do???For all those who want everyone ELSE to protect them from whatever may happen.....get over it. Do your job and protect YOUR kids the way YOU see fit. Everyone else can do the same; then you can keep your nose out of everyone else's business. That's the way this country was founded...INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES. Keep yours and stay out of mine.
I'm all for safety. But I'm damn tired of other people trying to tell ME how I should be safe. It is absolutely stupid for anyone to not wear a seat belt when riding in a car. But if someone wants to be stupid? Who am I to tell them what to do?
09-25-2018, 01:17 PM
#44
Melting Slicks
Let's face it - if we wanted a "safe" car we wouldn't be driving these things. 60 year old technology on today's roads is not exactly safe to start with. We drive these cars because we like the styling and the old school feel. If you want safe buy a Volvo.
09-25-2018, 02:32 PM
#45
Burning Brakes
I do it all the time on local roads around my area of town. My almost 4 year old girl loves riding shotgun. She tells her friends my daddy has side pipes. She also screams out stick me to my seat.
09-25-2018, 04:42 PM
#46
Team Owner
Yes, I get "fired up" when people post about what "others" should do with their lives. Several of the posts in this thread were of that sort. Keep losing individual freedoms to the "all-seeing and all-knowing" government [via arbitrary rules and requirements] and you will soon have none. Complacency is the death-knell of freedom....
09-25-2018, 04:58 PM
#47
Le Mans Master
Yes, I get "fired up" when people post about what "others" should do with their lives. Several of the posts in this thread were of that sort. Keep losing individual freedoms to the "all-seeing and all-knowing" government [via arbitrary rules and requirements] and you will soon have none. Complacency is the death-knell of freedom....
Is it best practice? No. A rear facing seat is safer, if the kid fits. There is no airbag, so rear facing in a C3 would be my recommendation until he outgrows it. The OP asked for an opinion, there it is, and worth what you paid for it.
09-25-2018, 09:57 PM
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What a thread "personal opinion" threads always get the most replies over tech help anyway,
I see all kinds of opinions and viewpoints, i have to chuckle a little that the loudest about not being told what to do go around doing just that to others.
Bad parent or cool dad?
Many times the answer is both,
Kids might think a dad is really cool if he lets them eat cookie dough for dinner but many would see that as a bad parent.
I dont know child seat laws or how you drive and its really not my business,
To me the coolest part of this is that you do want your child with you,
So many guys want to put a car hobby before family, how clueless and sad,
My hats off to you for wanting your son with you.
Opinions off a forum dont matter and in this case only two opinions count yours and the childs mother, and they are 50/50.
I see all kinds of opinions and viewpoints, i have to chuckle a little that the loudest about not being told what to do go around doing just that to others.
Bad parent or cool dad?
Many times the answer is both,
Kids might think a dad is really cool if he lets them eat cookie dough for dinner but many would see that as a bad parent.
I dont know child seat laws or how you drive and its really not my business,
To me the coolest part of this is that you do want your child with you,
So many guys want to put a car hobby before family, how clueless and sad,
My hats off to you for wanting your son with you.
Opinions off a forum dont matter and in this case only two opinions count yours and the childs mother, and they are 50/50.
09-26-2018, 07:56 AM
#50
Team Owner
So that's what it has come to; we have to research current law to take our kids for a ride.
09-26-2018, 08:13 AM
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09-26-2018, 03:47 PM
#52
Team Owner
Well than don't carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket if it is Sunday because that is against the law in GA.
Also, did you know members of the GA state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session.
Also, did you know members of the GA state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session.
Last edited by Mr D.; 09-26-2018 at 03:49 PM.