taxi rides

Those countries where they do have car seats for taxis, I would imagine that not ALL taxis have them all the time. You would have to pre-order a car with a car seat. Anyone know if that is right?

I know I have had to request one when being picked up from the airport by taxi in the UK.

If that's the case, the car seats won't be taking up the luggage space of other travellers.
 
seat belt for baby/toddelrs

Dear All,

I would like to share with you that my grand parent took my baby to home by taxi yesterday. The Taxi has some mis-understanding and took over the private car in his front. Then Car accident happended and crashed to the wall (great to hit the wall, or else, the taxi would down the road, as the road is downhill). It was horrible. My baby did not really hurt, mainly
1) my helper cuddle him with a baby clothe (Indonesia style) tie them tightly and she held my baby's head
2) the car is not in high speed
This is horrible, in fact, if the taxi was in a more higher speed, my baby will be crushed by both the forces from crushing, but also the weight of my helper, as she is holding my baby (hug) with a clother to tie them together.

So, I immediately looking for a good travel harness for travel taxi. In fact, hold baby tight is not really safe.
 
Tong.kate,

Thank God your baby is safe! How old id your child? The Joeysafe/Tote n Go options are not suitable for very young children, but I guess they have the capsule option.

JennyB,

Can only speak for Australia. Know that there you have have to order a taxi with a child seat. In our experience, that only involved an extra few minutes' wait. The law there though only applied to children under 1, and most taxis only carried one child seat, so we carried the extra restraint with us.
 
Taxi Ride

Mum of 2,

Thanks. My boy is 15 months with 10kg. So Joeysafe should be fit, according to their written introduction.
Not sure where to order and any other good suggestion?

Tong.kate
 
I got mine from the US, it arrived within 3 days of ordering it (http://www.joeysafe.com/), but I have read of a supplier in Asia - I think they are located in Taiwan? Almost certain that I learned about that one on this forum, so might be worth a search. Not sure why Bumps to Babes or Mothercare don't stock them here, they'd clean up! Good luck!
 
Thought this might be food for thought for those looking for a car seat once their children grow out of the capsules.

http://www.skjp.com/products/skjp_radian_65.php

This is a foldable car seat on the US market. I'd be interested if anyone from there has seen them in use, to comment on how viable they would be to strap in, in a hurry, in a taxi here.
They are not designed with that sort of use in mind, so may be very fiddly to fit.

I am considering getting one for when we travel, so there is no need to book a taxi with seat at airports etc.
Does look a bit cumbersome for day to day though, doesn't it?
It comes with a carry bag, but sounds quite heavy.
 
I bought one of those in Singapore, becauseof its narrow base (trying to fit 3 seats across the back of my car). You might be able to manage to carry one of them around with you, but to be honest, it's extremely heavy (seems to be a fair amount of metal in the frame). I couldn't carry more than one, and even that is a stretch.
 
Thanks for your feedback Mum of 2.
How easy do you think it would be for strapping in and out of cabs / cars?

I'm thinking more for longer trips when traveling, rather than a quick trip down the shops.
For example we went to Thailand recently and took a car between Bangkok and Hau Hin, that sort of thing.
 
Sorry Gidget, thought I had replied to this. It is the worst car seat I've ever bought for travel. It weighs a tonne and sould be fixed to anchor points in the car for safety. In my experience, you're lucky to get decent seatbelts in the back of cars in Thailand (last time we waited an hour at Bangkok until they finally brought a car with appropriate belts), so expecting anchor points is a long shot. I find the plastic Britax models much lighter and better for taking on planes and in and out of cars.
 
Joey safe seat belt

Hi
lots of people advised me to buy this jey safe seat belt by web, unfortunatly i cannot find the website even any link to this joey safe, please if anybody can help by sending me teh adress that would be very very helpful
Thanks
Lucie
 
Yeah I am looking for one too- anyone know where can but joey safe online that will ship to HK, or if not UK- can then get a relative to send it out to me.
 
In regards to the maxi-cosi car seat, I use mine just fine. It is the cabrio and quickly snaps onto my quinny stroller so it takes about a minute from curb to taxi. I use the middle seat in the taxi and quickly secure the seat belt up and over the car seat. It is designed to do this and so far the car seat has fit in every taxi. As far as the excuse that the taxi drivers won't wait...tell them too, who exactly is paying the fare anyway! And I have yet to encounter a taxi driver who won't wait for you, most are parents themselves. My maxi-cosi even fits in the minibuses too!

I'm Canadian and it drives me crazy how many parents do not restrain their children safely in vehicles here. THE LAWS OF PHYSICS ARE UNIVERSAL!!!! If you don't put your child in a car seat in a moving vehicle and that moving vehicle is in an accident, your child will get hurt! If giving yourself piece of mind means that you have to take the time to put them in a car seat, why wouldn't you? Your child is worth the added fuss don't you think?
 
Not trying to make anyone feel badly, just really needed to get that off my chest! It just doesn't make much sense why living in HK should make any difference. I agree that if your travelling around with two babies it would definitely pose a challenge but if there is a will there is always a way. Anybody have any more ideas?
 
I just find it completely unbelievable that the same people who would nag me about drinking cold water and wearing high heels when I was pregnant (very bad for baby) will now say that I shouldn't bother with a car seat because it's very troublesome. What kind of logic is that? Of course it's troublesome, but nothing compared to the consequences of a car accident.
 
Try the portable car seat available from One Step Ahead in the USA. They do ship internationally but you would need to order through their customer service at One Step Ahead: 1-800-950-5120and not online for all shipments delivered outside of the cont. USA. This 'car seat' attaches to the taxi's seat belt and has a five point harness. It weighs approx. 4lb, and is for children from 22lb to 40lb. It's not your solid heavy car seat but it's perfect for taxi rides and grabbing a lift from a friend that doesn't have car seats. Hope this helps.
 
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