I REFER to the I Say piece "Parents should be discouraged from driving children to school" (Jan 25) and wish to share the problems parents face when sending their primary school children to school.

To reduce congestion and pollution, my neighbour and I take turns to drive our four children to and from school.

However, with the introduction of the law requiring booster seats for anyone shorter than 1.35m, our four children (from Primary 1 to 3) would need four booster seats in each of our cars. Due to this, we had to stop carpooling.

While I understand the safety reason for the law, abiding by the law in such situations is impractical. Also, how can we (those with children shorter than 1.35m) ask for a lift or give a lift to others unless there are spare booster seats in the car?

In heeding the government's call to have more children, those with three or more and a maid are in a bind, as it is not possible to fit so many booster seats, a maid and a spouse into a five-seater car.

With car prices so high here, not everyone can afford a car, let alone a car big enough to accommodate the whole family. Motorists may flout the law. Could the Traffic Police offer practical solutions to motorists?

Often, I have seen young children without a booster seat or in the arm of an adult in the front passenger seat. Shouldn't the Traffic Police first go after such errant drivers?