taxi rides

yes, i'm interested to in getting the government to tighten the carseat safety issues. I know soooooooo-oo many people who thinks I'm just being overprotective with this car seat issue and that i'm giong overboard by not willing to take my baby in the taxi without a carseat with us! This is a constant arguement that I have with my inlaws...
And you know the funny thing about the adult seatbelt mandatory thing- you know how the taxi allows 5 passengers? well, most wil seat 4 at the back and 1 in front, but there are only 3 seatbelts in the back. Many ppl don't realize that 2 ppl are suppose to sit in front but the taxi drivers never say anything!
 
I've just read the website and it's crazy, they actually say that children under 2 years old if need to sit in front must be securing fasten using proper restraint! They didn't mentioned anything about risks of airbags-only dashboard risks! This is unreal!
 
I think it's unreal how the HK Government doesn't educate people about the importance of the mandatory use of carseats for babies. People are not very knowledgable about this and it's not about convenience , it's about putting babies' safety FIRST! I'm not trying to be judgmental- but it's a fact that babies placed in carseats are 75% safer than not in one when accidents occur.
 
I agree with you eplo19!

I am always incredulous when I see people holding their baby sitting in the front seat of a taxi! And they are often not even using a seatbelt for themselves! Amazing...

And no, I do NOT have my own car or driver (I wish!) but take public transportation all the time - taxis, buses, MTR etc.

As my child is almost 8 mos old and can still fit in the carseat I'm fine for now but I do struggle what I will have to do when she grows out of it. Agree that there are not really that many options...
 
Niutalent- how do you travel with your baby in the taxi and buses- are buses safe without the carseat? Do you just put your child in their stroller or what? I take mainly the MTR or walk as like you I don't have my own car or driver (I wish too!).. but sometimes, I get my friends to pick me up where I would installed the carseat in their car.... like you I'm concern about when my 1/2 months old outgrow her carseat.. but my carseat doens't fit into the taxis here.. what brand is your carseat- it fits into the taxis?
 
Hi eplo19- we have the maxi cost cabrio and it fits in taxis...which maxi cosi do you have?

Some taxi seatbelts are not long enough for it, but the majority are. Have only been in maybe two taxis where it hasn't fitted.

My son is 5 mnths and fast outgrowing his car seat/bugaboo combination and really don't know what we are going to do. I know baby seatbelts are one option, but they don't offer the same kind of protection as a car seat. We shall just have to make the decision not to travel to taxi which is not so difficult in HK!

Am with the need for tougher laws in HK regarding children in taxis and cars....not sure why HK thinks it doesn't need them and why there are none in place!
 
what about those of us with twin babies and no car/driver? I'm all panicked now reading this thread.

However we're usually in a taxi for maybe 10 or max 15 mins and rarely go out (because there are two babies...)
 
We have the joey safe when we travel by taxi.
Here are a few tips to make it easier for you.

Depending on where you live order a taxi to your place then they will have to wait for you to be ready.

When you are on your way home, always get a cab from a taxi rank.

Keep the door open until everyone is in. They won't drive away with the door open.

Ignore the taxi driver if he is telling you to hurry, aslong as the taxi driver is not stopped illegally or unsafe it won't matter.

In an ideal world every taxi would have a baby seat but as there aren't any laws in HK that is just a dream.

There are many of us that have to rely on public transport and do not have the means to carry large car seats around with us. Travel as much as you can by mtr and bus and save the taxi for the last resort.
 
It's not a case of being judgemental, it's down to what type of risks you're prepared to take with your children and whether you can live with yourself should the worst happen. I hope that it will never be an issue and that we will never be in a crash, but I could not possibly go on if my children were killed because I thought it was inconvenient to strap them in as best as I could.

To Matty, we have 3 children, no nanny, driver etc. The youngest is the easiest, because of the baby car seat and buggy option. I think we'll stick with this for as long as possible. The other 2 used to travel with Joeysafes but now we've found Safety 1st Tote 'n' Go's, which feel safer (hope that no. 3 will transfer into this whenh the capsule is too small). Thankfully, we've never had to test them on impact.

I guess it's a personality thing. Many people ignore the 'what not to eat rules' while pregnant with no negative consequences. I'm in the 'what if?' category and just want to know that I've taken every reasonable step to avoid anything going wrong. There are too many things beyond my control, not to take every precaution where I can. Most accidents happen within a few miles of home, so knowing that we are always taking short journeys is of no comfort to me.
 
Sure it's better to be safe!

I'm wondering how my brother and I survived growing up without car seats in HK..... My poor Mother!

Anyway, that aside, what the hell is a Joeysafe? Or a Safety 1st Tote 'n' Go's? I've never even heard of them till this thread!
 
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