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.
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!