Booster Seat

[LCoulter]

I'm not sure where to post this but we are renting a car for one day and trying to decide if we need to bring/rent a booster seat. DD is 6 and is 48 inches tall and about 50 pounds. Is she required to use one in Florida?

Thanks.

 

[gmeh1]

I'm not sure where to post this but we are renting a car for one day and trying to decide if we need to bring/rent a booster seat. DD is 6 and is 48 inches tall and about 50 pounds. Is she required to use one in Florida?

Thanks.

Every operator of a motor vehicle as defined in this section, while transporting a child in a motor vehicle operated on the roadways, streets, or highways of this state, shall, if the child is 5 years of age or younger, provide for protection of the child by properly using a crash-tested, federally approved child restraint device. For children aged through 3 years, such restraint device must be a separate carrier or a vehicle manufacturer’s integrated child seat. For children aged 4 through 5 years, a separate carrier, an integrated child seat, or a seat belt may be used.

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes...ng=&URL=0300-0399/0316/Sections/0316.613.html

 

[letsgoreds]

Yes. Just look at how the seatbelt comes across her shoulder/chest. My 8yo who is 72lbs and 53+ inches still needs a booster...the seatbelt doesn't naturally come across his chest, still too high/near his neck. Not safe. 4'9" (57") is where a seatbelt starts to fit a child naturally (and is number OH laws use). Not sure about FL.

Most airlines allow you to check carseats/boosters for free...just bring a backless booster and be done with it. Or just rent one.

 

[bumbershoot]

Does the seatbelt fit her?

We got the 1 pound BubbleBum booster for DS for traveling. It's a great little booster. Popped him up to fit the seatbelt.

And for a period of time he fit the seatbelt in our car at home but not random rental cars so we still brought it.

I say bring it. The law in FL might not require it but her body still might!

 

[3pletprincesses]

The law says no but you alone can tell if she is ok without it My dds are 7yo and this will be the first time that I won't bring their seats. I know many will say that I'm insane but it's a choice that I made. travelling with 4 kids on my own should be interesting and I have to bring 1 car seat for the baby, 3 booster more would be too much for this mama although I already thought of putting them all in a suitcase LOL

 

[bumbershoot]

The law says no but you alone can tell if she is ok without it My dds are 7yo and this will be the first time that I won't bring their seats. I know many will say that I'm insane but it's a choice that I made. travelling with 4 kids on my own should be interesting and I have to bring 1 car seat for the baby, 3 booster more would be too much for this mama although I already thought of putting them all in a suitcase LOL

BubbleBums are pretty and purple and they can carry them on their own...I'm just sayin'.

 

[LCoulter]

Thanks for the bubblegum booster idea....I've never heard of it before.