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New law ups age for child restraints
The Albuquerque Tribune ^
| June 14, 2005
| Jan Jonas
Posted on 06/16/2005 10:28:10 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: OKIEDOC
>>>" I cringe every time I see a city policeman sitting on the side of am interstate highway"<<<
They are not City Police, they are "Uniformed Tax Collectors" all you have to do is buy them coffee and engage them in conversation, sooner or later you will encounter one that is honest and they will tell you the how and WHY of there shift change meetings and the Plan of the week and the "Score" which is if their collection efforts are on track for their "Goal"
It is all for the $$$$$ and it isn't even denied anymore, it is included in the City, County and State Budget.
To: Tax-chick
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posted on
06/16/2005 11:13:38 AM PDT
by
Luna
(Lobbing the Holy Hand Grenade at Liberalism)
To: Disambiguator
The new law in NC is 8 years old or 90 lbs for a booster chair.
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posted on
06/16/2005 11:17:01 AM PDT
by
jb6
( Free Haggai Sophia! Crusade!)
To: jb6
90 pounds? My wife barely weighs that much.
44
posted on
06/16/2005 11:18:45 AM PDT
by
Disambiguator
(Making accusations of racism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.)
To: BerniesFriend
Does any evidence show that children are safer today with overprotective seatbelts than before??? But of course ... it is just a matter of entering pre-determined stats into the computer, and voila... evidence!
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posted on
06/16/2005 11:20:01 AM PDT
by
Just A Nobody
(I - L O V E - my attitude problem!)
To: jb6
That means that my 14 yo would have been in a booster seat. Right, like that would happen. Nuts, just nuts!
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posted on
06/16/2005 11:21:39 AM PDT
by
cinives
(On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
In 1972 my sister was driving a car with a seat belt/shoulder harness on. She ran head-on into another car, whose occupants were not wearing seat belts.
My sister died of brain injuries, the other people only suffered some cuts, bruises, and one had a broken arm.
Sorry, seat belts can kill, too. And we know air bags cause severe or fatal injuries to those who are small - including most all adult women, not just kids.
Yes, the gubmint sure has made us a lot safer with these inane laws.
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posted on
06/16/2005 11:25:14 AM PDT
by
cinives
(On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
To: cinives
No, it's age 8 if they're under 80 lbs., so a person over 8 of any age is excluded.
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posted on
06/16/2005 11:25:54 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Children don't need counting, because whatever number you have, you never have enough.")
To: Tax-chick
That is, "a person over 80 lbs. of any age" is excluded. Also a person over 8 years old, of any size.
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posted on
06/16/2005 11:27:08 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Children don't need counting, because whatever number you have, you never have enough.")
To: TexasTransplant
They are not City Police, they are "Uniformed Tax Collectors" all you have to do is buy them coffee and engage them in conversation, sooner or later you will encounter one that is honest and they will tell you the how and WHY of there shift change meetings and the Plan of the week and the "Score" which is if their collection efforts are on track for their "Goal" It would be fun to pass a referendum that states that any municipality that cannot get up to and maintain a 25% solution rate for burglaries within 5 years must fire the entire PD. You can bet that "revenue enhancement" would quickly go to the bottom of the priority list.
To: Disambiguator
Cars are dangerous. They should be banned.
Walking down the street is dangerous, too. Thousands are killed each year walking down the street. We need to force people to use a "legs free" device. /sarcasm
I used to just be against these stupid restraint laws. Now I'm still against them, and additionally I think the proponents of said laws should be exiled. Our country is being destroyed by the safety nazis.
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posted on
06/16/2005 11:34:33 AM PDT
by
mysterio
To: cinives
Now imagine a 90lbs 7 year old or 8 year old!
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posted on
06/16/2005 11:46:09 AM PDT
by
jb6
( Free Haggai Sophia! Crusade!)
To: Ron in Acreage
These laws are for irresponsible idiots. The vast majority of parents would buckle their kids up, with or without a law.Ah, yes, the liberal's favorite maxim: I know I don't need this government intervention, but, hey, I'm worried about my poor, incapable neighbor down the street, THEY need this government mandate!
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posted on
06/16/2005 11:49:55 AM PDT
by
Obadiah
To: jb6
I've met a few of them.
I'd just like to know on what scientific evidence/studies they come up with these numbers. Why is the magic age 8, not 7 or 9 ? Is that political or based on physiology ?
We all know air bag deployment is calibrated on an average 190 lb 5'10" unbuckled drunk man (to hell with the rest of us), so why do we think these numbers are any more credibly oriented towards safety ?
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posted on
06/16/2005 11:50:22 AM PDT
by
cinives
(On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
To: KoRn; Disambiguator
From post #33:
C. A child is properly secured in an adult seat belt when the lap belt properly fits across the child's thighs and hips and not the abdomen. The shoulder strap shall cross the center of the child's chest and not the neck, allowing the child to sit all the way back against the vehicle seat with knees bent over the seat edge. KoRn says: I wonder when fully grown adults will be forced to ride in child restraint like devices.
June 17, 2005, if you live in New Mexico. Luckily I do not, nor will I ever go there now. I am a full grown adult, well over the weight requirement, however, I remain very short, with no hope of becoming taller. Unless of course the government passes a law ... never mind, will not go there.
This is getting crazy. ----- Welcome to the SOVIET States of America.
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posted on
06/16/2005 12:04:42 PM PDT
by
Just A Nobody
(I - L O V E - my attitude problem!)
To: Haru Hara Haruko
>>>"It would be fun to pass a referendum that states that any municipality that cannot get up to and maintain a 25% solution rate for burglaries within 5 years must fire the entire PD"<<<
You wouldn't have to fire the entire force, just the Mayor and the Chief and you would end up with the rest of the Force looking at the Tax Collector aspect of their job in a very disdainful way.
I Love your idea!
TT
To: Disambiguator
Tennessee's law now states that the kids need to be 9 (I think) or 4'9". By that criteria, Tom Daschle would need to be in a child booster seat.
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posted on
06/16/2005 12:16:43 PM PDT
by
Grammy
To: Disambiguator
They changed the law in NY last spring so that your kid has to be 10 years old or weigh over 100 pounds to sit without a child restrain... I think it borders on insanity.
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posted on
06/16/2005 12:18:09 PM PDT
by
RedBeaconNY
(1 Corinth 13:11. But when I became a man, I put away childish things.)
To: cinives
Ahh, but they're big enough to require a whole new range of booster chairs...chaching $$$$$.
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posted on
06/16/2005 12:24:13 PM PDT
by
jb6
( Free Haggai Sophia! Crusade!)
To: RedBeaconNY
Hay, I know, the right to vote should be tied to freedom from booster chairs. So when you can finally vote, you are fully enfrenchised to be free of booster chairs. Think of all the money that Chinese industry can make in creating new young adult chairs!
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posted on
06/16/2005 12:29:14 PM PDT
by
jb6
( Free Haggai Sophia! Crusade!)
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