Safety First

The public educator at the Pike Township Fire Department told me that she has never had someone come in with their infant car seat install as securely as I did when I brought it for inspection at lunch today. I admit that I had help, though, from my dad and brother putting the bases in both my car and Frema's about a month and a half ago.

However, I did learn a few things that we had planned to do are potentially unsafe. Like putting in the roll-up window shades, which can come off and cause injury in a crash. You see those around a lot on other people's cars, and you figure that they wouldn't sell them if they were safe for babies. While I can't image they would really be all that dangerous, the certified inspector at the fire department did advise against it and recommended the window-cling variety. I looked them up, and there are some that change color in the sun. Just like my old G.I. Joe Zartan action figure or the Hypercolor T-shirt I had back in high school.