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Do you know how Japanese norms/laws around child car seats differ? I feel this is part of what's changed in the US: the 70s station wagon worked for 3-4 kids i
by iguy 8y ago
Do you know how Japanese norms/laws around child car seats differ?
I feel this is part of what's changed in the US: the 70s station wagon worked for 3-4 kids in a row, but to fit 4 enormous small-person seats you need a minivan.
- nihonde 8y agoThe Japanese equivalent is four grandparents in wheelchairs. (Kidding!) I don’t have kids, so I’m not sure about child seats. I was doing the mental math on how one couple could produce four kids who need child seats until I remembered twins, triplets, etc.
- jellicle 8y agoKids are required to be in car seats until age 8 in most states.
- beatgammit 8y agoYup. If you have a child ever other year (pretty reasonable) and have four kids, the oldest will still be in a booster when the fourth is born. We have two kids (oldest is four and still in a booster) and we're considering a third, which is also making us seriously consider a larger car. We'll either need a larger car or a smaller car seat because we cannot currently fit three seats in our sedan (or at least, I don't think we can).
- nihonde 8y agoI looked it up. It’s the same in Japan. As someone who grew up crawling around in the footwell of a VW Bug at highway speeds, that sounds both exceedingly prudent and a bit unrealistic. You can definitely fit four car seats in an Alphard because it’s a full sized minivan. The kei cars are legally limited to driver plus three passengers anyway, I think.
- laurieg 8y agoIn Japan it is common to see children walking around inside a car while it is being driven. Seat belts and child seats are seen as optional by some. Kei cars only seat 4 people, but people do squeeze 5 in on occasion, especially when it comes to kids.
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoOr buy a 4 child seat. https://multimac.co.uk/p/multimac_1320_4_seater https://multimac.co.uk/p/multimac_1320_4_seater