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These are all nice solutions to reduce the number of cars in a dense urban area, but I'm going to go on a limb and guess the author doesn't have to deal with in
by athenot 10y ago
These are all nice solutions to reduce the number of cars in a dense urban area, but I'm going to go on a limb and guess the author doesn't have to deal with installing and uninstalling cumbersome carseats in every car they use.
Once you start moving around town with little ones, the whole equation changes. We try to be as lightweight as possible, but there is still that stupid carseat. I've tried using Uber for a week in a different city and got really good at installing a carseat in 60 seconds but it's a big hassle. And you have to carry the carseat with you when not in the car.
If the city is dense and there is a desire to reduce cars, this is where public transit shines: your children can either walk or be carried (backpack carrier FTW) without any of the setup/teardown at every single stop. Bonus point: no need to strap/unstrap them.
- 3pt14159 10y agoSurely there will be self driving cars with carseats.
- VLM 10y agoI'm sad to report there are multiple sizes and designs legally required for different size kids. Exact laws depend on individual state. Where I live you'd need three sizes. One would think a sufficiently financed car company could build a car with built in car seats as a luxury feature. Stranger luxury features do exist.
- athenot 10y agoYup. Volvo does have built-in booster seats but those are for the bigger toddlers, and don't work for smaller toddlers or infants which require the different designs.
- ap3 10y agoMaybe the solution will be 100% automated vehicles. Less accidents = less car seat laws?
- mathattack 10y agoSaid like a non-parent. :-) It's not just the accidents. Kids need to be strapped down to keep them from attacking each other.
- wott 10y agoYes, but you only need to carry a roll of duct tape for that purpose.
- mathattack 10y agoI'm afraid the monsters will use it on me!
- raldi 10y agoHuh? As the parent of a 1.5-year-old, I have to ask: At what age did this start? And what do you do when you bring your child on a bus or train?
- WorldMaker 10y agoCould be an Uber/Lyft business opportunity in some cities to encourage some number of drivers to have a carseat installed?
- frenchman_in_ny 10y agoThey already have that. $10 for a carseat for your trip [0]. Apparently, it folds up small and fits into the trunk [1]. [0] https://help.uber.com/h/3abcbae1-132b-42a9-8277-0dab00fa3879 https://help.uber.com/h/3abcbae1-132b-42a9-8277-0dab00fa3879 [1] http://www.imminet.com/products/immi-go-seat/ http://www.imminet.com/products/immi-go-seat/
- ge96 10y agoSir, I think you left your child in the car. What child?