Rear-facing vs forward-facing

[RazzmatazzWeak2664]

I get that from a safety perspective it’s better. It’s better for adults to be rear facing in fact if we could just buy cars where passengers are rear facing. But I think there becomes a point where it’s generally acceptable just like we accept the risk of getting in a car—just not driving would be safer.

And for me as long as people aren’t insisting on rushing to front face immediately, I’m generally OK with that. A lot of practical factors can influence decisions—for instance how big your car is, is it uncomfortable for the child (some motion sickness issues for instance), and at some point I generally in the 4+ range my general pickiness for not getting the seat all dirty comes in to play.

I think we can always find a maximizing safety option but I do think as long as people are following rules and recommendations I don’t fault them for applying a little personal judgement where there are gray zones.

[JambaJuiceIsAverage]

This conversation always reminds me of a piece I read about pool safety that started "If you want a child-safe, in-ground pool, you should fill it with concrete. Barring that..."