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Infant car seat law??

Started November 1, 2003 · 23,238 views · 9 posts
Can someone please tell me if there is a car seat seat law?
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Re:Infant car seat law??
As with all things regarding safety in Mexico there are no laws governing the use of infant car seats ...however the driver is \"meant \" to use a seat belt.Now I feel I must warn you if you have never been to Mexico I would not put any child into a car there without one .They drive like mad ...very littlle reagard for safety and accidents are quite common .
Just some friendly advice ...take it or leave it ...

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NO my hometown is aprox 1.3 million so not small.All I meant was that in my own expiriences the traffic in PVR is not like driving at home .The drivers drive faster , on a recent trip I saw two cabbies racing each other down one of the main strips ...turns out the gringos inside were tipping to see who would get there the fastest ...not something I would ususallly see at home...And while were on the topic you have to admit there is a lack of safety regs in Mexico compared to the US all I was trying to do was say that I would not put a child into a vehicle ( mexico or us ) without a car seat .
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My first time in Mexico (pvr) i saw how safe it is for parking ...a gentleman (local) was trying to park his car he did so by bumping the one in the rear then following with the one in front he persisted for about 10 minutes then realized his 1976 lincoln would not fit into such a small place.
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I think it just SEEMS faster, because of the bumps, the twists and the narrowness. And I also think the traffic has slowed down ALOT from 6-10 years ago.
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If I am not free to exspress my opinion here Mr Mogens please say so otherwise as I said in my original post this is my feeling take it or leave it ...as for your comment on my country being better again you do not know me yet you seem so defensive?

I thought we were free to exspress ourselves here ????If not you should call it the Mogens board!

Good day
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Just an update this one for Mr Mogens I was wondering if you would care to comment on Slippery petes post under complaints and suggestions entitled A Real Problem .Seems Im not the only one who feels the drivers in PVR are less than safe?
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I guess????

Just wondering what you thought of Petes post , not sure what the rest of your post refers too???
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Oh I get it ....you have time for a snide remark(crybaby)? But not time for a real answer?

Just looking for your input as it seems there are more than a few people that feel PVR is not the safest for drivers .If you dont want to comment thats ok .
Puerto Vallarta Transportation
Puerto Vallarta is serviced by three municipal bus unions that provide coverage for most of the greater Puerto Vallarta area (e.g. Ixtapa, Mismaloya, Pitillal). Most of the population of the Municipality of Puerto Vallarta travels by municipal bus. Automobile ownership is not rare, but automobiles are seldom used to commute to and from work.
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Sam