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passenger issue, is it safe? |
TROJANMAN |
May 3 2005, 01:54 PM
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Looks nice in pictures......... Group: Members Posts: 5,271 Joined: 5-March 04 From: Colorado Member No.: 1,753 Region Association: None |
my 2 year old is itchin' to go for a ride in "daddy's new car." this morning on the way to daycare she said "daddy's new car ? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)" no sooner did she notice me make our way to the grocery getter when she spouted "no mommy's car, Daddy's car! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/mad.gif) "
so my question is: can i drive her to daycare safely without having to worry about someone plowing into me? i know, anything can happen, most accidents happen within 1 mile of your home, etc..... the risk probably won't outweigh the reward here, so i just wanted to hear a few opinions. thanks. we spent $300+ on a car seat, so it has to be worth something, right? |
lapuwali |
May 3 2005, 03:40 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
This is really a pet peeve of mine, and it's a hard subject to discuss rationally, because most people just aren't rational about it. The level of danger involved in driving a small, light car is almost certainly higher than it is driving an SUV, but the odds even in the light car of actually being injured are incredibly low. People simply have no rational idea of relative dangers. An example: you are six times more likely to be seriously injured riding a horse than you are riding a motorcycle. Yet, how many mothers who'd happily allow their daughter to ride a horse would be horrified at the idea of her riding on a motorcycle? That statistic, btw, was given to me by a woman mathematician who rode both horses and motorcycles. The relative danger between driving a 914 and a Civic in SUV-choked traffic is, IMHO, about the same. Plenty of parents seem perfectly happy to buy their teenager a Civic. |
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