Originally Posted by
SHOTZY
If you drive around your baby, that is strapped into a babyseat in the passenger seat of your Miata then you need to spend the rest of your life in prison....that is VERY illegal and it's VERY dangerous for your baby's life. I hope you get pulled over and get caught. Then I hope the officer sticks a tazer on the tip of your dick and then shoots you in the face...Have a nice day.
I beg to differ.
http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/LHD/Cent.../Itsthelaw.htm
"If you are driving alone, you can safely place your newborn in a safety seat in the front passenger side, ONLY if there is NOT a passenger-side airbag."
Assuming he's got an older Miata without an airbag in the dashboard I don't see the problem. I did it for a while in my old MR2 and even asked a couple officers. They all said the same thing. As long as there's no airbag present (some said it's okay if it can be disabled but wouldn't recommend it as the driver might forget to disable it) then it's not against the law.
http://www.vahealth.org/injury/safetyseat/laws.htm
"In the event the vehicle does not have a back seat, the child restraint device may be placed in the front passenger seat only if the vehicle is either not equipped with a passenger side airbag or the passenger side airbag has been deactivated."
Don't get me wrong, I agree that putting the child in the front of the car isn't the safest place but it isn't illegal.