Stupid Laws

So Andrea came over to my house and we were suppose to go shopping, YEA! My husband had the carseat inthe car he took to work, BOO! Fortunately for us though we had bought a new one because Quay was about to exceed the weight limit for his old one. So I break out the new one and start reading the instruction manual and it says he has to be a year old before he can use it because it is only front facing, WHAT! Seriously who made this law it is ridiculous. What does it matter if he is 5 months or 1 year so long as he meets the height and weight requirements. Andrea and I decided to wait until my husband got home to use the proper carseat. Tomorrow we are returning the one we got and buying a more expensive one that he can use from now until he no longer needs one. I think it is a retarded law though because a childs age has nothing to do with how safe a carseat will be for them in an accident. My son is the size of a 12month old and should be allowed to ride like a 12 month old.