Jalopnik: baby

Pregnant Lady Seatbelt Goes Over Thighs, Not Stomach

Travis Hudson — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Because our extensive readership research has determined that I have a better chance of playing Segway Polo with Bob Lutz than finding a pregnant lady reading Jalopnik, we present the Tummy Shield, a seatbelt for the pregnant ladies. Just because pregnant women may not frequent this Web site that is exceptionally courteous to women doesn't mean that the others reading won't ever have someone in their life that is knocked up. The Tummy Shield keeps a woman and her baby safe while in the car. Instead of having the seatbelt directly cross over the womb, the Tummy Shield goes over the thighs, still keeping baby and mama secure while also providing peace of mind that a cloth strap isn't potentially harming the future hoon. It's available directly from the manufacturer for $188. [Tummy Shield via Gizmag]

Cop Ends High-Speed Pursuit by Delivering Baby

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:15:00 EST

When we hear "100 mph" and "Sheriff's Deputy" in the same story we tend to expect it to finish with some sort of horrific wreck or jail, so we were a bit shocked when we found this story of a car chase that resulted in a little girl named Claire Jeon. It all started when Davis County Deputy Cory Cox clocked a Mazda MPV doing 95 mph on Utah Highway 89. By the time he caught up with the van it had gotten as high as 105 mph and Yeojn Hong, the soon-to-be-mother, was about to get new baby smell all over the interior.

So he did what any well-trained first-responder would do in the situation: he slapped on some rubber gloves and delivered the baby. Said the proud mother, "He was just boom, boom boom... honestly, I think that's a blessing form the Lord." No word on whether or not he gave the couple a ticket. [SLC Trib]

Autorama Blowout! Vespa 400, Tiny Like Whoa

bwojdyla — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:00:00 EDT

Okay folks, last day of tardy Autorama coverage. I'm going to go all out and provide a show-centric post every hour, on the hour. Why? So that all you slackers suffering through a Friday in the confines of your cubicles can keep from going insane waiting till five o'clock rolls around. See if you can hang on to your seats. I've saved ~~the best for last~~ the leftovers for week's end.

Vespa, maker of iconic scooters, apparently fancied a run at the American automobile market at one time in its life. Unfortunately a compact two seater powered by a two-cylinder power unit wasn't really what the market was asking for in 1960. These are very nice examples nonetheless. The designers of this model later found success in the sales and marketing of Micro Machines. I'm not going to lie, I thought about putting one in my pocket and walking out without paying.– Ben Wojdyla

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