nhurst wrote:
On Mar 19, 11:38 pm, "J. Clarke" wrote:
Martin H. Eastburn wrote:
Mommy regulations again. Give me a break.
Many people can't reach over and then down for some time after
delivery or if just short.
A problem which our society is going to have to learn to deal with is
excessively complete communications.

We're starting to see regulations to address one-in-a-million events.
Literally--did you see the numbers they quoted in the link that was
provided--3 deaths out of 3 million cribs?

It's all about risk management, though. If you're big enough to sell
one million cribs, then your chances of your product killing someone,
anyone, goes up to unacceptable levels. Changing something like this
is a no-brainer, all things considered.

Sure, some of the failures were because of incorrect assembly or
faulty materials that can crop of from time to time. It's not always
someone's fault, but that won't prevent an angry family from hiring a
lawyer and suing the company, costing them more money than it's worth
to just not manufacture the things in the first place.

I have a 2 year old and own a drop-side crib, and those drop down
sides are heavy, and can be tricky to get to work when you're trying
to be quiet. Honestly, I think the replacement of the drop side with a
fold-down rail is better for everyone involved. It accomplishes the
same goal of making allowances for shorter folks or those with back
problems, but reduces the risk of a guillotine-type failure or unsafe
gaps that the little squirmers can wiggle into. I bet assembly
wouldn't be any more difficult, and it would be pretty obvious if the
thing is backwards or upside down.

Also, this isn't the Federal Congress making the ruling, but a trade
organization issuing voluntary guidelines. Though the CPSC may adopt
them as their rules if they're put in place before the CPSC meets
about the situation.

-Nathan
Nathan;

I think that I can almost guarantee that someone will find a way to
injure them self or their little one with a fold down crib side. Most
likely pinch a small finger in the fold when the side is returned to
it's upright and locked position.

I managed to survive sleeping in a drop side crib, so did my wife, three
children and three grandchildren. This was all during the pre-crib
standards era.

Dave N