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Here’s How To Travel Safely With Kids In Taxis And Private Cars

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Here’s How To Travel Safely With Kids In Taxis And Private Cars

The next time you’re taking a taxi or a private car with your kids, here are some of the things you should take note of when riding in Singapore.

April 23, 2018

A 19-year-old woman died from her injuries after the taxi she was in collided with a car at the junction of Clementi Road and Commonwealth Avenue West on Thursday evening (April 19).

A fellow passenger, a 22-year-old man, was trapped in the taxi and had to be rescued by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers using hydraulic tools.

Both were among the four Singaporean passengers in the taxi when the accident occurred at around 7.30pm. They are all students from the National University of Singapore (NUS).

The quartet, along with the drivers of both vehicles, were taken to the National University Hospital.

Here are some tips as to how you can travel safely with your children in tow in taxis and private vehicles.

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Here's How To Travel Safely With Kids In Taxis And Private Cars
It's Illegal For Anyone Under The Height of 1.35m, Regardless of Age, To Be Unsecured
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Since 1 January 2012, passengers below that height must be secured in child restraints, booster seats or adjustable seat belts while travelling in a vehicle.

First-time offenders can be fined up to $1,000 or jailed up to three months.

Make Sure Children Are Secured In A Restraint Appropriate For Their Age, Height And Weight
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Otherwise, the wrong child restraint may be fatal or cause other injuries instead of saving the child.

Babies up to nine months, weighing up to 10kg: Infants should be placed in a rear-facing infant capsule in the back seat.

Toddlers from nine months to four years, weighing 9kg to 18kg: Younger toddlers buckled in a rear-facing car seat in the back. A forward-facing seat can be used once a child outgrows the old seat.

Older children from five to eight years, weighing 19kg to 36kg: Strapped in forward-facing car seat in the back. Adjustable seat belts should be used if they outgrow their booster seats.

Front Versus Back
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According to Mr Pereira, parents should have their young children seated at the back, and try their best to avoid placing child seats in front.

If it is necessary, use rear-facing seats.

This is because the airbags in the front, while crucial to saving an adult’s life, could suffocate a child due to the explosive action.

Know When A Child Outgrows His Or Her Booster Seat
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While 10 or 11 is usually the age when children can ride safely without a booster seat, they should ideally pass the five-step test.

This test determines if it is safe for the child to use the regular seat belts in the vehicle.

Young Children Taking A Taxi
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At present, the law does not require passengers below 1.35m to be secured if they are seated in the back of a taxi. This also applies to buses, other than those used to ferry a child to and from school (bus owners must then install forward-facing seats with retractable three-point shoulder belts).

However, while it can be a pain to lug around their own car seats, it is a necessary practice for all parents.

But should a car seat not be available, he said parents should always ensure they wear seat belts and hold onto their infant or child tightly in the backseat.

In private hire cars, however, juniors under 1.35m do need appropriate safety restraints. Grab the new GrabFamily, which provides child booster seats for children aged 4-7 for only $2 more than your usual GrabCar fare.

Text: Lee Min Kok/Straits Times

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