tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823856659792626712.post4260430809677618977..comments2021-02-09T03:26:58.859-05:00Comments on Advanced Maneuvers: Ice Cold A/CMeghan MacLean Weir, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911313170053354811noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823856659792626712.post-21380149627040478282011-06-07T18:46:19.017-04:002011-06-07T18:46:19.017-04:00Point absolutely taken. With four adults in our ho...Point absolutely taken. With four adults in our household and one car seat so far, we've struggled with what the right vehicle might be to cart all of us around on the rare occasions when we travel in a pack. Having just come from a playground where there were more parked vehicles than children (parents seemingly having come separately from work), it seems that the reality is that carpooling - as much as we might want the company - is the rarity. And when hybrids use less than half the gas the standard SUVs do, two cars might actually make sense as much as it feels impossible that this would be true. Also, given that kids are in car seats for so many years, I think we're unfortunately less likely to carpool our medium sized kids than parents of only a few years ago, pre-booster seat. It's just too much work to move the seats between cars. In the meantime, if you come across a car that will fit four adults, one toddler, and a crazy labrador that won't make Al Gore cry, let me know. I'm certainly in the market.Meghan MacLean Weir, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911313170053354811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823856659792626712.post-30418256936407644652011-06-07T17:26:06.470-04:002011-06-07T17:26:06.470-04:00While the mentioned family in your post may just l...While the mentioned family in your post may just like a big vehicle, they may in fact just have some foresight. Given said only child will be in a car seat of some form or another for the next 8 years (according to state law in Massachusetts)if said family chooses to add another member to their family, there will be no room for anyone but the driver and passenger seat occupant to ride in the car. Therefore forcing said family to take 2 vehicles if they need to transport other people. And for those who pride themselves on being environmentally friendly with their vehicles, I ask is it better to drive 2 cars or 1?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com