Countries with no child safety seat laws  

I am sure most people who own cars won't mind as they can very well afford a car seats too. Yes, adults seating in the front and the driver have to compulsorily have the seat belt on them. Also, children are not allowed in the front seat in major cities where there is a lot of traffic. But like I said, car seats don't seem to be the need of the hour yet. The traffic makes it impossible to drive at any high speed, plus if you look at the other side of the coin, no child who can't sit would be travelling in the car unattended. There always will be someone who will hold the child and sit.

Perhaps so, but who will hold the person who is holding the child?

Like i said, the speeds are never crazy enough and fatal crashes are not so common. There is no doubt that child seats are safer than human hands, but one also has to look at the number of cars on the roads and number of children travelling too.

Statistically, I see your point, serenidity, and I hope that no children are hurt. As far as 40 mph speeds, this is plenty fast enough for fatalities. I used to work in an ER when I was younger, and I'll never forget this guy who was brought in with his face smashed in after a 25 mph collision. He didn't live.

As much as we want to hold on tight to our little ones, we're just not strong enough to do so.

My mom was telling me about that also on how she use to hold us in the car from the hospital. It was ok then but now there's alot more traffic and alot more accidents. I wouldn't trust not to have babies/children in safety seats. At the hospital where I had my son this May I had to have my car seat install by the hospital before I could take him home with me. I know the fire department also installs them if you can't make it to the days they do it in the hospital.

yes, conditions have changed, its just that in my country yet, the situation is still not the same as US. I think car seats are very convenient if you want to travel alone with a child as well, you can put the child in the car seat and drive. but in my country, people would be horrified to think of that option. They would rather hold the baby in the lap, let someobody else drive than have the baby alone in the carseat. Two wheeler accidents are more common than cars in the place i live.

I will agree with you. I can speak to my country too. There is no child safety rules applied in where I lived. Kids will ride with the adults and for the safety of the little kids they will sit on the lap of the parents and parents will cuddle them it is just the same as they have safety seat. since most of us are public riders, we have no seat belts except the driver. It is mandated by the Government that drivers must have seat belt. Well, the passengers will just hold on to something on the bus, to avoid being thrown when the driver suddenly stepped on the break. Yes, different cultures have different ideas and different laws. let's face that reality.

Thats exactly the point. I am sure car seats are safe and all, but look at the countries which won't have them, an adult will be with a child always in the backseat. And I know the children would deifinitely like that more !!