catching a taxi with a baby

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Safe taxi travel in Singapore for babies and kids | HoneyKids AsiaSkip links Main navigation The Singapore Children's Guide ← Fun Things to do with Children Family Silence Restaurants for Children Header Right Is it safe to travel by taxi in Singapore for babies and children? This is what you need to know by ← Jun 11, 2020All expert tips and information you need to know about keeping your small insurances by using taxis and driving applications in Singapore. Whether you're a father or a veteran of Red Dot, the subject of safe taxi travel with children has no doubt that tormented your mind. If you, you're likely to cut a LOT. So what are the laws, what are the risks and what products are out there to help keep your children safe? We talked to Elise Mawson to give us the facts, and to help him discover both what is safe and what is absolutely not. Elise is a qualified child safety technician and a true encyclopedia of all things taxi security in Singapore. So they come in to face, but critically important, things. (And yes, while it can mean that we stay at home, if you absolutely have to use the car, that's how you can be sure when you do.) Get to know the statistics Ready for some confrontation numbers? Take a deep breath... How do you avoid becoming one of these statistics? Learn how to roll (let's promise it's not difficult)! The safety of children in car seats suitable for age and size, reinforcement seats and seat belt really reduces the risk of serious and fatal injuries. "The large number of children who travel without taxi training is such a concern," says Elise. "It's like driving with an unexploded bomb and the most breaking part is that the injuries (and deaths) sustained during road accidents are so easily avoided using car seats and reinforcement seats." According to the Know the local laws – and that taxis are exemptChildren travelling in cars in Singapore must be insured with a child restriction appropriate for their height and weight. But did you know that taxis in Singapore are exempt from child-restricting laws? The law states that children who are less than 1.35 metres tall must use reinforcement seats or adjustable seat belts approved to reduce the risk of injury in the event of an accident. The lower line? "It rolls every human being (girls and adults), in every vehicle (tax, school buses, Grandma's car), every time," says Elise. "Many of us operate under the wrong idea that traveling short distances at low speeds is not risky and does not require car seats. But statistics show that most accidents occur less than five minutes from home. So, like and wearing shoes, he gets into the habit of cuddling each time. Make it your new normal." Can't I take a shot? Nope. Since Grab, Gojek and other similar trips are considered private vehicles under the law, they are not exempt from car seat regulations. To be clear: If you don't use an adequate restriction on your child's height and weight in a private vehicle, you're violating the law. And the penalty is more than a slap on the wrist: if he is convicted, he will face or even serve time of imprisonment. The good news: Recording released GrabFamily a couple of years ago for customers with children between one and seven years old. If you travel with a child between one and three years and are below a metre high, choose GrabFamily (Ages 1-3). If you travel with a child between four and seven years and between 1.35 meters, choose GrabFamily (Ages 4-7) for a 4-seater vehicle or GrabFamily 6 (Ages 4-7) for a 6-seater vehicle. These cars are equipped with a car seat (an Urban Kanga or IMMI GO) during the 1–3, or a miplementary booster seat (age four and above). GrabFamily drivers have received training: Taxi Baby trains the drivers of Kanga Urbano, while Grab provides mifold training. However, as a father, the responsibility lies with you. "At the end of the day, you are responsible for safeguarding your child, so make sure you have become familiar with the restrictions before booking a GrabFamily car," says Elise. This way, you can check that your son is chained safely. And if you have two young children traveling with you, you'll have to consider your options. At the time of writing, Grab does not offer a combined service of Kanga Urbano + mifold. However, many GrabFamily drivers (Ages 1-3) also have a mifold in your car and can manually add a $2 supplement to your existing booking to allow you to use it. However, this is not guaranteed, so if you want to avoid frustration and inconvenience of being rejected and rebooking, it is easier to bring your own mifold every time. A baby carrier won't protect your child Don't think to lure your child into a carrier and then jump in a taxi will provide you with any security: they won't do anything to protect your baby in an accident. "In a car accident, the use of a carrier is the same as keeping the bub on your lap," explains Elise. "The carrier cannot sustain the weight of your child under the extreme force involved in an accident and disintegrates in about 0.2 seconds. There is no configuration in which a baby carrier provides any kind of protection in case of accident." We've seen the shock test videos, and it's horrible. Why isn't a seat belt enough? Children are not big enough to sit safely in a car without a child restriction. If the lap strap runs through the stomach instead of the upper thighs, this increases the risk of serious injuries (the doctors even have a name for this: 'seat syndrome'). This means that the force of a collision is supported by the stomach and (coup) there is a possibility that the belt slices through the body. The head injuries are also more likely as the child has nothing to retain his upper body. Remember: taxis may be exempt from Singapore's laws, but are not exempt from the laws of physics! YOUR OPTIONS: ELISE'S TOP PICKSSo, now we know that it is not safe simply to "do it," what can we do? Here, Elise offers your advice and recommendations by age group... Newborn/infantsFor this age group, there are two categories of seats to choose from. Children's car seats (also known as capsules or cube seats) normally fit small newborns a little better, you can attach to walkers (which means you don't have to wake up bub when you move inside and outside the car) and have a lever of sun and handle. They really shine for the first four to seven months, but they usually get over at some point in the second year of the child's life. The alternative is a convertible car seat, which can be used from birth to about four years old. These seats are often better value in the long term, typically heavier and larger if you have your own car, although they do not tend to adapt to small teen-borns as easily as baby-only seats. My best options: He is ultra light, very narrow and easy in his pocket, while he has more luxuriant bells and whistles. He's a car-seat-stroller-in-one - a smart rabbit. For a long-lasting seat that is great to use in taxis, I would go with the . Also, if you want something I can bend when you are not using it, take a look at it. ToddlersKids should be backing up for as long as possible – ideally up to four years or more, but at least until they are two. We want to help you roll your child on every trip, and if a back seat is not practical enough to achieve it, then using a forward-looking seat is still better than not using a seat at all. My best options: If you need to take taxis, my favorites are the, Cosco Scenera NEXT and (ideally you would be keeping your little one in a car seat up to three before changing to the vest). If you have a car, then I really love Scandinavian rear-side seats expanded like the, or the most suitable for the budget (both of which the rear face to a whopping 25kg!). Young children The golden rule for this age support is to delay your child's graduation to a reinforcement seat for as long as possible. Children are much safer (and generally much more comfortable) in a ruined car seat than a booster seat until they have completely overcome it (ideally in the 5-8 year range). My best options: If you don't have a car, I recommend the RideSafer vest (which comes in large size too - it's not only for young children!), the range of miplej or possibly the scaffolding (which is a high back booster better suited to rental cars, car sharing and car sharing than taxis). If you have a car of your own, then the forward car seats that I like are the Britax Advansafix (available locally) or Evenflo Maestro Sport (from Amazon). Tweens and older Children need to continue using a reinforcement seat until they meet all the conditions of the five-step test: My best options: If you don't have a car, check the recommended seats above for the "young children". If you have a car, then look at the high-back thrusters, once your tween has outstripped his rolled car seat. My choices are the hive, or Britax KidFix (second two require ISOfix). For more information, see . Photography: Don't forget , and for fun moments! Reader interactions You may also like... Primary SidebarWatchFeatured Eventssidebar-alt Sweeten your inbox! All the best sanity saving tips, easy hot spots to make more lots. © 2021 . All rights reserved. Win family prizes worth $2,650 Choose a school in Singapore? HoneyKids Asia International School Fair (socially distanced edition) has returned! 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