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I think there is a plausible mechanism for causation here. It adds to the expensiveness of children -- many smaller vehicles are not even compatible with the b
by dzdt 6y ago
I think there is a plausible mechanism for causation here. It adds to the expensiveness of children -- many smaller vehicles are not even compatible with the big car seats required, or with having more than two car seats in use. There is kind of a calculation: if we would have even one kid we need a "family" car; getting to 3 or more kids basically requires a minivan.
- gowld 6y agoA Full-size sedan fits 3 child-seats, if you choose an appropriate thin design of seat.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> A Full-size sedan fits 3 child-seats, if you choose an appropriate thin design of seat. If all three are of such a design, which only exist meeting the requirements for child safety seats for older children. If any one is an infant seat, that doesn't work. If you have N children of ages requiring safety seats, you will for some period of that require at least 1 infant seat and N-1 other seats to transport them all legally.
- christinamltn 6y agoThere are common convertible seats which are legal for infants (e.g., Chicco NextFit & Britax Clicktight have a 5lb min weight, Graco 4ever goes down to 4lbs, the Clek seats have an add-on to go down to 5lbs). An infant-specific seat is convenient but not strictly required to be legal.