My wife and I were stopped at a red light the other day, and I happened to look over to the car in the lane to my right. I quickly got a sick feeling in my stomach as I saw a girl maybe 3 or 4 years old standing-up in the back seat and bouncing around. I could just see them getting into an accident and that precious child being thrown right out the front window.
My sick feeling quickly turned to anger at the mother that was driving the car, who, I might add, was nicely buckled-up in the front seat.
Granted, a soon-to-be father like myself might be have a different perspective on parenting, but this is just a safety issue! Why was this child not in a car seat or a booster seat? In fact, there wasnt even any car seat or booster seat visible - just amazing!
What was I to do? Roll down the window and yell at the mother? Obviously, she could care less about her child, let alone what I have to say about this safety situation.
As the light turned green and I turned left and they proceeded straight, I just said a little prayer for the safety of that child and that her mother will come to her senses and think of the dangerous consequences her ignorance might have.
