Preceding this with the knowledge that laws are different from country to country, and state to state. But, I had to go out on a number of calls with this as the issue. And I would often get the reply, "I never had a car seat or wore a seat belt when I was a kid". They were usually the same people I had to do safety plans with about injuries resulting from physical discipline, to which the response often was, "I used to get hit at least five times a week, and I turned out fine." And my response would usually be that just because things were like that thirty years ago, does not mean that they are wise, or prudent actions in any case. It's like a heart patient refusing bypass surgery because it did not exist 50 years ago.

On a lighter note, the law in PA is that you have to ride in a seat or booster until five feet, or 100 pounds. I always wondered then about little people who are 30, but don't meet those requirements. I also learned after transporting a 10 year old in the front seat for a family visit that the state law mandates that kids are to sit in the backseat until age 12, and me in a government issued vehicle. oops