What?! (I'm reading the news) Eight year-olds in car booster seats? Absurd. The answer is better-fitting seat belts - for everyone? Or better restraint systems? Or one of those large dog carriers? Or tranquilizer guns?
How about a rock-climbing style harness you wear, then you just clip it to some lines when you get in the car? The harness fits PROPERLY, doesn't bug you as much as a stupid seat belt strap across your neck, and the lines it clips into have the classic acceleration safety stops but otherwise allow free movement? This set-up would be safer than standard seat belts for people of all sizes! Easy snap-on, snap-off before you get into the car.
Companies could even make traffic safety certified "traveling clothes" with integral strapping that will clip to the automobile restraint system so you don't have to take the webbing off and put it back on when you make a pit stop.
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