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Date:         Thu, 28 Nov 1996 12:51:41 -0800
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Austin <austins@ix.netcom.com>
Subject:      Re: Air bags & VWs

At 12:48 PM 11/28/96 -0600, you wrote:

>Let's not blame the politicians or the auto makers completely. We must first >ask why a small child was sitting in the front seat to begin with? Even >withiut air bags, children should not sit up front. Many states even have >laws restricting children to the back seat. A one year old should be in a >safety seat mounted in the center of the rear seat. This is the safest place >to be. In this location, accident would have to extremeley bad for child to >get hurt. Think about it. > >Dennis

In Russia (& I'm sure many other countrys) it is a *serious* offense to put a 'small person' in the front seat - very expensive fine (but they're so politically incorrect that drivers who have been convicted of any sort of DUI have to display a special license plate that designates what kind of driver they are).

Austin


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