As the traffic slowed down Raquel started nursing her baby. Photo / Instagram"What would you do?" she asked followers in her Instagram caption for the post, which has since been deleted.
Viewers were divided. Some understood her decision and others slammed it as too dangerous.
"I would have done the same. Glad you're OK," one person commented.
Nine News spoke to Lauren Ritchie, from the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland, who advised people never to do what Reynolds did.
"To not have a child properly restrained is risking their lives – that's how serious an outcome it is," Ritchie said.
"Even a small crash can injure a child."