[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Carseats for infants are required BY LAW to be in the back seat of the car.

So how did she remove a baby from a five point belt in a carseat REQUIRED BY LAW from the backseat into the front seat while she was flying down the interstate?

So, you're saying that this is the law in all 50 states? Fine. Prove it. Show us the laws for all 50 states that specifically state that a child safety seat MUST be carried in the back seat of a motor vehicle.

If the law requires that a carseat be in the back seat of a car, then is it also illegal to carry a child in a pick-up truck with no back seat?

This ought to be good. I eagerly await your response.

[Howlin]

If you put a carseat in a truck the law, at least in North Carolina, says there has to be no air bag or the air bag has to have been disabled by the employer.

For the rest, see #392.

[Rollee]

If the law requires that a carseat be in the back seat of a car, then is it also illegal to carry a child in a pick-up truck with no back seat?

I think in the People's Republic of Illinois it is. My husband and I wanted to take my 5 yo nephew to a restaurant in our truck but couldn't. My sister in law said it's because children under 12 have to sit in the back seat, it's the law. Our truck has no back seat.

[honeygrl]

"So, you're saying that this is the law in all 50 states? Fine. Prove it. Show us the laws for all 50 states that specifically state that a child safety seat MUST be carried in the back seat of a motor vehicle. "

The way I undertand it, being in the back seat is just highly suggested due to airbags in the front seat. Not a law, just part of the instructions with the carseat. We have a car with no airbags so I occationally put my son up front on long trips to keep him entertained without having to stop every hour. I've never been pulled over for it and his carseat is big and easily visible.