If you have a 5-7yo kid, what do you do about car seats/taxis when traveling?

[Anonymous]

We use the foldable seats. Every time.

[Anonymous]

We bring for my 5yo. We either rent a car, hire a driver so we can leave it in the car, or just deal with carting it around, depending on where we’re going. If a big urban center we take public transit instead usually. I don’t think this is the most common choice but it’s what feels right for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone on a previous thread last year recommended the below and it's been a game changer. We use it with a booster for his comfort.

https://shop.saferide4kids.com/products/ridesafer-travel-vest[/quote

This is by far the best solution! We use it all the time when traveling

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just risk it. The convenience is amazing.

That’s awful.

OP, we have a 6 year old. We carry a booster seat around. Vehicle safety is just too important.

Booster? Amateur. My 9 year old doesn't ride in any vehicle where she can't still rear-face, so we Sherpa her seat around in this:



Sometimes lame museums won't let us in so one of us hangs out with it outside or in a cafe, but her safety is so worth it.

The 11 year old has her own backpack to carry her booster around.

[Anonymous]

We don’t live in DC anymore but recently visited. The bubble bum was great - fit in my purse and made it easy to metro one way and taxi the other or taxi to a new place or meet up with friends.

[Anonymous]

sometimes bring a booster, much easier to travel with then a huge car seat. Also have a Ride Safety vest, but thats mostly for younger siblings. Sometimes in taxis ride without anything if its low speeds like most cities we travel to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone on a previous thread last year recommended the below and it's been a game changer. We use it with a booster for his comfort.

https://shop.saferide4kids.com/products/ridesafer-travel-vest

Are you sure you're using it right if you use a booster? The whole point is to bring the seatbelt down to the appropriate level so you don't need the booster...

[Anonymous]

We didn’t take any trips those ages where we needed Uber/taxi. We either rented a car or went somewhere with easy bus/metro/train service.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just risk it. The convenience is amazing.

That’s awful.

OP, we have a 6 year old. We carry a booster seat around. Vehicle safety is just too important.

Booster? Amateur. My 9 year old doesn't ride in any vehicle where she can't still rear-face, so we Sherpa her seat around in this:



Sometimes lame museums won't let us in so one of us hangs out with it outside or in a cafe, but her safety is so worth it.

The 11 year old has her own backpack to carry her booster around.

The funny thing is I can’t tell if you are being serious or not

[Anonymous]

Bubble Bum inflatable booster.

[Anonymous]

Omg risk it. Have some faith.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just risk it. The convenience is amazing.

That’s awful.

OP, we have a 6 year old. We carry a booster seat around. Vehicle safety is just too important.

Compared to what, mathematically?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did a couple of short Uber rides in NYC with DD (7) - put her in the middle back seat, buckled securely. Would not do this for longer
periods of highway driving.

Driving in a city like New York is just as dangerous as highway driving.

Horrible.

A rational interpretation of per-capita, per-mile, and type-of-crash statistics would refute your argument.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would have no qualms about taking a kid that age into an uber without a carseat.

Great for you. We prioritize our kid’s safety.

If that were true, you wouldn’t leave the house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's such a pain to plan around. When we can't drive or rent a car, we take public transport or try to find a bus or something similar for tours and airport transport so we don't have to worry about it.

Why would a bus be safer?