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Before we cared about how many children were killed by cars, kids piling onto bench seats was standard. Car seats are only required because car crashes are comm
by akgerber 9y ago
Before we cared about how many children were killed by cars, kids piling onto bench seats was standard. Car seats are only required because car crashes are common.
If the safety promise of self-driving is delivered, car seats will become unnecessary.
- dragonwriter 9y ago> If the safety promise of self-driving is delivered, car seats will become unnecessary. If the total rate of accidents with self driving cars is so low that adults don't need seat belts and airbags, that might be true. I don't think anyone projects that to be the near-term result of self-driving cars being mixed with human-driven cars on the road.
- gowld 9y agoThat's a good argument to make... eventually, perhaps when our kids have kids.
- prawn 9y agoOr at least consolidate to fewer form factors that are more predictable to install or provide in the boot for those requiring them.