By today's standards, '62 Corvettes are death traps.... but, man, every kid should ride in one with their uncle and go out for ice cream once in a while.
While car seats keep kids from flying around inside the compartment in a wreck, and supporting their back and neck in a wreck, you get t-boned by an idiot in that car and its all over, adult or child. But if I had that car, I'd take my kids out for ice cream once in a while, too. You can't tip-toe around life too much. However, sometimes you have to weigh the risks and rewards. Sometimes life's little experiences are priceless.
I have my wife and kids in our '93 Suburban rarely. That thing, by today's standards, is also a death trap. No airbags. No crumple zones. Seat backs and head rests are inappropriate. Middle seats have no headrests. It's basically a metal box on metal beams. And that's being kind. I won't take them in it if I don't have to. But me, I'll ride around in it all day, every day. Go figure? :confused3:
There's trade-offs, experiences, common sense, etc.... when we had kids, I gave up drag racing my motorcycle, locked up the guns, child proofed the lower cabinets, locked up medications, got car seats, got safer vehicles, etc.... now that the kids are grown and self-sufficient, I think I'm a little less careful around myself, because I'm no longer responsible for them and they could get by if I croaked. But I'm still cautious when they're in the car with me. Not as much when they aren't.
