Originally posted by: mkc12345
I don't know about you guys but I was having a lot of anxiety with no car seat in the car and 2 babies in their arms. Is that allowed in India, because here it is a hefty fine for driving with a baby who is not in a car seat.
My mom was pulled over by the police once because my baby sister was crying about being in her car seat so my mom opened her belt. My mom was speeding to get to the nearest gas station so she could look at my sister but the cop pulled her over because of the speeding and gave my mom a ticket for speeding and also for not putting a belt on my sister.
I was shocked it was so lightly handled in the show. I know they were dolls and not the real babies but it was jarring to see.
Furst time when took my 1 year old son to India, took his car seat, stroller everything. I found that none of cars we traveled would let us use the car seat and some didn’t have provision for it. After making 2 trips in a car without a car seat, I got jittery and didn’t go out anywhere with my son until I safely flew back home. In the subsequent trip, we bought a car for my in-laws which was at our disposal when we traveled and used the car seat for both my kids, daughter was born after a couple years. Till date when we travel, all of us make it a point to wear seatbelts in India and often get laughed at😔
Like Rishita said the other day, “ Safety comes first”
Also I have a strict rule here in my house, I don’t allow anyone to travel in my vehicle unless they wear a seat belt. I drive a 7-seater, even if it gets filled while car pooling my kids and their friends, every single one if them has to wear, even if they are sitting in the 3rd row. It is like driving a motorcycle without a helmet in the HW. IMO both are dangerous, every person must wear a seatbelt irrespective of where they sit in the car.