EDITORIAL: Boosting the age on car safety seats: Not all 8-year-olds are the same size. A car safety seat law shouldn't act as though they are.(Editorial) From: The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA) | Date: February 6, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Roanoke Times. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Feb. 6--At some point a child grows too large for a child safety seat. Is that moment reached by year of birth or by size of girth?

Virginia lawmakers seem to think there is one magical age at which it becomes safe for children to scoot off the booster seat and buckle up like an adult. They used to think that age was 6. Now the majority of them think it's 8 and have rewritten the law to reflect that. Gov. Tim Kaine should set them straight.

When it comes to children and car safety, size matters more than age. Any law, no matter how well-intentioned, would fail to do what ...

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