Originally Posted by
caspritz78
I always wonder when I see someone with a lap child on a plane. Would this person carry his/her child in his/her lap in a car or would the child be put in a child-seat.
I really don't understand the idea of a "lap-child" on planes. In a case of an emergency, turbulence or in the case of a hard landing your child will become a projectile you can't hold in your arms.
This is likely an unwarranted concern. Can anyone cite any examples of a "projectile" lap child who injured another passenger on any flight?
A lap child in a plane is still way safer than one in a child seat in a car, or so says the FAA. Plus, the FAA "said its analyses showed that, if forced to purchase an extra airline ticket, families might choose to drive, a statistically more dangerous way to travel." This is a good read:
http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releas...ontentKey=1966