Congratulations, Mr. Stephen MacArthur, on COTD! I would like to gift you with a Honda Civic which this lovely lady will deliver to you something, something cheek to cheek.

For all we know if she had been properly secured she may have suffered more severe injuries.

This doesn’t surprise me at all, but it totally baffles me how manufacturers and seat designers can’t understand this. Intuitive, idiot-proof attachment systems are desperately needed but, despite decades of these stories, they’re nowhere to be found.

Infant survival instincts are out of this world, and it’s a shame we lose them as we grow older. They know how to float, hold their breath in water, fall correctly, and basically instinctively react to cause the least amount of damage. Evolution is a hell of a thing.

Just take your car seat to the nearest fire department. They’ll make sure it’s installed correctly, and they do it for free.

I mean I’d hope that the end result scared them straight if they were slacking off with strapping the kid in. I hate basing penalties on the outcome rather than what happened, but the $300 fine probably wouldn’t accomplish what literally having your kid ejected from the car did.

A good point gathered from Reddit on this story:

Angels have a thing for watching over babies laying in tufts of hay.

That precious child definitely has a guardian angel watching over her.

I hear you there. I’m not saying the responsible adult should be crucified, but a minor ticket would help drive the point home.

The other day I accidentally forgot to buckle part of my son’s harness in his car seat before driving half a mile to his grandmother’s house, and when I discovered what I had done I wanted to kill myself. A lack of a citation to the parent/guardian here bothers me, though I guess it’s an ‘everybody gets one’…

I approve of your stance.

wearing my hat backwards

Normally, I would question whether or not Johnny Tran would be considered family or not, considering that he tends to shoot at our cars or punch people or call us narcs...but then I realized that I accurately described THAT ONE uncle we all have.

May it always kick in for you

I’m thankful for those that have and currently run Jalopnik. They’ve created a culture of diversity, respect and inclusion that has no rival. Most sites would have killed Tavarish based on the the opinions of their readers. Jalopnik held firm and let a man who many, myself included, develop and hone his voice. There’s…

I’m thankful I can close my laptop when it says something bad and yell “Shut up” at it and that fixes everything.

C’mon Raph, get over here and stop hiding behind the camera!

Thankful indeed of all the rad peeps on Jalopnik, OPPO, and LaLD. Hoon on everyone.

I’m thankful for my manifold not in danger and my floor board not falling off.