This afternoon, in the carpark of the Eastridge shopping mall, I noticed the car next to me
had a baby car seat in the back seat, but pushed forward and not
strapped with a seat belt.
As I wrestled with my portable air compressor for filling more air to a flat tire, an Asian
family got into the car. The mother pushed the car seat to an upright
position and plonked the cute 1-year-old baby girl into the seat.
As
they reversed out, I smiled and gestured about the straps. The mother just
smiled at me from the back seat. But I felt really
anxious for the rest of the day. I know chances are that family made it
safely home and will enjoy a happy Christmas, but all it would take
would be a small ding to seriously injury that child. I do believe just in case education needs to be targeted to these people.
