Ken, I hate to agree with my Canadian brother, but he might be right.
My kids have been riding in my TR6 since they were two. They enjoy
it. They have always been legal or at least as legal as a 1970 car
can be. But then again if I get t-boned by an SUV neither of us will
survive car seat or not.
That's why I prefer rib-eye.
Ashford Little
70tr6@comcast.net
On Jun 27, 2009, at 11:06 PM, ed wrote:
> Ken:
>
> Some Americans used to call Canada, "Soviet Canuckistan", because it
> had become such a left leaning nanny state. I am afraid many
> Americans will have to eat their words.. Although seat belt laws
> vary provice by province (and territory) we can (must) use a rear
> facing child seat for children under 20 lbs; and children should
> ride in a front facing child seat if between 20 and 40 lbs; however,
> a tether strap must be used with front-facing car seats. The tether
> strap prevents the seat from being thrown forward or sideways in a
> crash.
>
> Children over 40 pounds (18 kg) must wear a seatbelt. The law does
> not currently require the use of a booster seat. However, a booster
> seat is the best way to ensure the child is travelling safely.
> Research shows that booster seats lower the risk of injury by 60 per
> cent compared to seatbelts alone.
>
> If your vehicle has only three seatbelts and you are transporting
> more than three adults, the fourth adult may legally ride without a
> belt. If one of your passengers is under 16, you must have that
> young person take one of the seats that is equipped with a
> seatbelt. Two children may be belted in a single seat belt.
>
> So, if you were here in Soviet Canuckistan, you could legally belt
> two children over 40 lbs into your TR6 passsenger seat.
>
> Exception: You do not have to wear a seatbelt if your vehicle was
> not originally equipped with them. "This exception does not apply
> widely since all vehicles have been manufactured with seatbelts
> since the early 1970s".
>
> Many emigration? Or relocation? Of course laws will vary greatly
> state by state.
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