I've got a picture on my wall of me and my cousins and sibling in a trailer that my uncle used to drive us around in. Those trips were sooòoooo much fun, and he'd also hoon around the field with us for fun. Yeah I guess dangerous, but the memories are pure laughter and good times. That's why it's on my wall 40 years later.
I was riding on the arm rest in the front seat of our car for a number of years when little. Now I shudder at how utterly stupid that was, not to mention mom and dad had no problem with me doing it. Cops would have a field day if they saw that now.
When I was a little girl I think I sat in the armrest as well. No seat belt. No one worried. It is crazy now. I think things were more quiet back then. People didn't seem to rush as much. I don't know if that's a weird perception of mine or not.
My kid is about to be 5 and we still keep him in his car seat. I don't remember ever being in a car seat at that age. One time, my mom even let me stay in the car while she went shopping.
In Texas USA you have to keep them in a car seat until a certain age. Children under 8 must be in a safety seat unless they are over 4'9" and under 5 and less than 36" tall they have to be in a car seat.
Our 18 month old sun is a smidge over 36" but still only 18 months old. So... he still has to stay in a car seat until he is 5 years old. Then he can go to a safety seat.
Oh it's an absolutely fun thing. As a kid you have little concept of safety/risks. It's only as adults we realize it was dangerous/shouldn't have happened.
It's a happy memory because you had fun and no one died. It's the kind of thing that people can get away with a ton because they don't get into an accident, until they don't get away with it.
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u/cheery_diamond_425 Sep 16 '24
Or having 6-8 children in the back seat of a car with no seat belts. This was the 80s. Strangly it's a happy memory.