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Re: How To Take Along A One-Year Old In An MGB

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Subject: Re: How To Take Along A One-Year Old In An MGB
From: Kevin Smith <ksmith40@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 21:01:22 -0600
I remember riding in the cab of the old family pickup with my brother 
and I scrunched in between my mother and father.  In the summer, we 
would gladly ride in the back.  The old saying goes: "Poor people have 
poor ways."  Personally, I think that people's faith has gradually 
shifted from a protective God to a protective government.

On the other hand, as an expecting father, I do find myself becoming 
more cautious.  I once scoffed at seat-belt laws and such, but I'm 
coming around very quickly.  Back when speed limits were 55, we drove 
65.  Now that limits are 70, we drive 75 or 80.  I've read that 
statistically there aren't more wrecks than there were 10 years ago, 
but barring mandatory safety equipment, the wrecks would likely be more 
deadly.

Still, the old days of having it "bad" are a fond memory and I often 
wonder what my children will reminisce about.  I talk about cheap gas, 
and when leaded was "Regular".  My children will probably talk about 
when cars actually used gas as a fuel.

Kevin

On Sunday, March 30, 2003, at 08:40  PM, Bullwinkle wrote:

> Inorance is bliss.
>
> Back in the 1950's we children rode in the front seat on Mother's lap,
> or even stood in the middle.  Never thought anything about.  No seat
> belts, no jumper seats, no sitting in the middle of the back seat, no
> collapsing steering columns, no ...
>
> Are people getting too worried about car accidents, too safety
> conscious, government protected from stupidity, paranoid, etc.?  If 
> that
> is the situation, all of us better leave our pre 1969 MG at home and
> drive the family bus.

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