re: Driving with kids in car seats and over waterways, i know it’s weird

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djangochained

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Yes.

The front ia gonna sink first. The cab will stay watertight for 40 seconds or so.

You have 40 seconds to orient yourself, climb in the back, and start removing kids. Knock out back window to get out.

The reality is that in the basin you're unlikely to down.

In a major river or over big water, you're doomed.

If it's any consolation, most fat people float really well. Unless I'm trying to float. I ink like a fuxking stone

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The reality is that in the basin you're unlikely to down.

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But the alligators

Stay on the road.

Did that shite in Panama City. Crazy fun experience being in a helicopter hull in a pool. Turned lights off, lowered it in the pool, and then flipped it. Fun getting out!

I’d probably just take my favorite kid

This thread makes me think of this story...

Family of 5 dies in Tempe Town Lake

Basically husband drove his family into the lake. Rescuers on scene got the husband and wife and two children out(all pronounced dead at hospital). It was at night...rescuers didn’t realize there was another child in a car seat still strapped in till hours later.

Sounds to me like Graco needs to put a childs seat on the market with a built in flotation device.

Problem is with the LATCH system, it would be nearly impossible to get all three out in a situation like this.

They could use a base/cradle system like the ones for newborns, but that would sort of defeat the purpose of the LATCH.

Pro Tip:

Make sure to store 3-4 pool noodles in your back seat. Once out of the car, you won't be able to have everyone tread water long enough for resuce. Especially if it's the Causeway from which you plunge.