Toddler on Vacation – Really NF

[ketchenany]

In January we are taking our children on a cruise, one daughter has a child 1/1/2 we will be driving to the airport with him in a car seat. And then a short cab ride to the hotel and then to the ship (fort Lauderdale FL). She has been told she has to bring his car seat . . . for the cab ride and then have it with us for the trip.

Has anyone had any experience in this situation? The other day I was driving home and seen a woman in a cab hold a toddler in her arms!!!! Do the laws change when you are in a cab or a bus as far as car seats go?

 

Thanks

[BillM]

Hey Al, I'm pretty sure the kid needs to be in the car seat even if it's a cab or a bus.

[solopaddler]

Hey Al, I'm pretty sure the kid needs to be in the car seat even if it's a cab or a bus.

 

Maybe, maybe not.

 

How come my 6 year old who's still required to use a booster seat isn't when rattling around like a jelly bean in the school bus?

[BillM]

Maybe, maybe not.

 

How come my 6 year old who's still required to use a booster seat isn't when rattling around like a jelly bean in the school bus?

 

Cause school buses are 'safe'

 

/sarcasm.

 

I dunno why, good question. Although you can't compare a 6 year old and a baby that's 18months...

Edited September 28, 2009 by BillM

[GBW]

I know that P-n-fly didn't make use use a seat for our kids when they were 4 and 1. We had the 1-year old in a stroller whith the wheels locked on the bus... And that was only 2-years ago...

Edited September 28, 2009 by GBW

[Lostchild]

In Toronto toddlers are not required to be in a car seat while riding in a cab.

[backbay]

The legality should be secondary to your child's safety. If you're going to ride in cabs in another country, why not bring it?

[JohnF]

A good travel agent will be able to tell you the laws wherever you're going. Call yours.

 

JF