Twitter user Bust a Dad texting and driving with a child in his lap!! Textface want"s your thoughts.

Dad texting and driving with child in lap

This concerned passenger used Twitter and Busted this Dad with his child in his lap, texting and driving!!

Cell phone laws aren’t as strict in Texas as they are in other states. Nine states and the District of Columbia have now banned handheld cell phone use and 30 states ban texting and driving.

Despite the driver’s distraction, there are well known laws on how a child should safely ride in the backseat in a safe child seat intended for his age. The Department of Transportation advises to use a child restraint or a booster seat for all children who are shorter than 4 ft 9 in, regardless of age and weight, or even longer if the belts hit the child at the wrong place. Children who are four years or older can use an adult seat belt without a child safety seat and in some states a booster seat is required up to age nine.

If you look close at the picture, only the father has a seat belt on.

In 1966, the American Department of Transportation enact safety regulations requiring the use of the safety seat in all vehicles. By 1984, roughly half of the American population under the age of 4 rode in a child car safety seat, and all states had a law requiring the use of the safety seat for children.

In due time, Textface hopes that all of America will uphold the same standers in safety regulations for texting and driving as they do for child passengers.

Lets hope this is the last time our Twitter user, Emily, snaps such picture and that people become more aware of the dangers of “texting while driving” and of course, ”your kid in your lap while driving.”

One last thing, Here is a Street View showing where this picture was taken. What do you think? Sitting in a parking lot safly out of harms way? Or Driving on the road?

 

Twitter user Bust a Dad texting and driving with a child in his lap!! Textface want"s your thoughts.