Nick says that he is not actually in love with Jordan Baker, but felt âa sort of tender curiosityâ (62). It is difficult to understand Nickâs attraction to Jordan, who, by his own descriptions, seems like an unpleasant person.
In fact, the seat is even more protective in a crash when it is less reclined. Today, because of product improvements due to increased awareness of the benefits of facing rearward, many children are riding rear facing until age 2-3 or more.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and NHTSA have recently stated that infants should be rear-facing up to age 2, but it is not law. Colorado law dictates that infants must ride rear-facing to at least 1 year old and 20 pounds (as a minimum!), and they must be placed in the back seat of the vehicle.