https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:41:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infants-and-cabs#post-560635 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:12:05 +0000 apis 560635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's straightforward to buckle a car seat into the middle section of a taxi, with mom one side and dad the other. Our car seat is the Cybex Aton and it takes under a minute to put in: <a href="http://youtu.be/l9WDu4_0uts?t=4m43s" rel="nofollow">http://youtu.be/l9WDu4_0uts?t=4m43s</a> (the "European method" for doing this starts at 4 minutes 43 seconds) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infants-and-cabs#post-560455 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:08:42 +0000 purrpletulips 560455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took a cab while in Washington DC when DD was 5m, I just kept her in the Ergo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infants-and-cabs#post-560444 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:03:04 +0000 mrsjazz 560444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we have to take a taxi/car service, we bring the car seat and buckle her in using the seat belt. We once had a cabbie with an older car that didn't have seat belts, so we waited for another one. It's pretty quick to do once you know how to do it and my DH is a pro at it. </p> <p>Now that LO is outgrowing her infant car seat we are not sure what we'll do, but we don't take taxis much.</p> <p>@SAHM0811: Yup, we used the Car Seat lady to figure out how to do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infants-and-cabs#post-560438 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:01:44 +0000 Foodnerd81 560438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cole: I wondered about that when I heard of a friend of a friend doing it. It seems like if the buckle was below where the baby is attached (like, only over your hips when the baby ended at your belly button) it would be ok. Not that an Ergo is meant to withstand a car accident anyway, but still better than squishing them with the seatbelt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infants-and-cabs#post-560430 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:58:29 +0000 rachiecakes 560430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been thinking about this a lot lately.<br /> I want to take DS to NYC the next time I go, but he's too big for an infant seat and I don't know how I feel about riding in a car with him on my lap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infants-and-cabs#post-560423 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:53:32 +0000 SAHM0811 560423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>everyone in NYC takes infant carseats and cabs. you just install with a seatbelt. easy! </p> <p>what's tricky is when they outgrow the infant carseat... that's a bit tougher.</p> <p>check out carseatlady.com. good info on there </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infants-and-cabs#post-560403 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:47:01 +0000 sera_87 560403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't taken a cab yet but whenever we're using a car that isn't ours I always just buckle the carseat in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infants-and-cabs#post-560347 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:22:55 +0000 Cole 560347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just a heads up that you shouldn't put a buckle around you with a child on your lap, it is far safer to buckle yourself and hold the child or, oddly enough, put them on the floor. If you are rear ended with the buckle around both of you, your weight will fly forward as the seatbelt locks to stop you with the child stuck in the middle causing a lot of damage.<br /> @Foodnerd81 (I know you weren't doing this but just thought I would pass three info along :) ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infants-and-cabs#post-559995 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:21:15 +0000 mamimami 559995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Using the seatbelt to secure the seat is pretty easy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infants-and-cabs#post-559938 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:01:49 +0000 Modern Daisy 559938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like everyone just takes the subway here lol! The subway is always filled with strollers and I've never seen anyone with an infant take a cab before. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infants-and-cabs#post-559922 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:51:04 +0000 Foodnerd81 559922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When my sister lived in the city, she would only take a cab if she had her son's infant seat with her and would always buckle it in, even though the law does say you don't have to have them in a car seat. Now that he is a toddler and way too big for an infant seat, I really don't know what people would do.<br /> I also know people that wear the baby in an Ergo and just put the seat belt on like normal, just making sure it wasn't pressed over the baby in a bad way. Personally, I'd only do it with a car seat with a little baby, unless it was a true emergency. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infants-and-cabs#post-559912 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:42:49 +0000 LivsMama 559912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Liv was born in NYC and we lived there for 4 years (a short time with her.) I brought her home from the hospital in a cab lol. I had her in her car seat and held it for dear life (before I knew how to do that seatbelt install.) After that and now when we go into the city, I wear her in the ergo or sling. Now shes at the age though, where she likes to sit on her own and look out the window, so its becoming a wrestling match when we take cabs now lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infants-and-cabs#post-559910 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:41:09 +0000 hilsy85 559910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can buckle the carseat in with the seatbelt. That's what I've seen most people in NYC do with infants (like, little babies). Once they're toddlers, I do think most people just hold them on their lap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infants-and-cabs#post-559905 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:38:22 +0000 Anagram 559905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In NYC, cabs and for-hire cars are exempt from car seat rules, and you can have a child up to the age of 7 sitting on your lap. I *have* seen a lot of people take taxis without a car seat.</p> <p>However, it's obviously safer if you bring a car seat and install it in the taxi before it drives---BUT I can imagine a lot of impatient taxi drivers would be pretty POd about that. And some areas (like anywhere remotely near Time Square, taxis have to double park or just stop in the middle of the furthest lane to pick up people, so allllll the cars behind would be honking within seconds.</p> <p>So, even though it's the safe thing to do, it's not particularly easy or convenient.</p> <p>So, to be honest, I'm not sure. But at some point, I'll have to figure it out if I keep living here! Generally, I would try to take the subway or Path, and then drive myself if that isn't an option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/infants-and-cabs#post-559895 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:31:21 +0000 DillonLion 559895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How do you take a cab with a baby/toddler? I've wondered this for awhile. Do you install a car seat? </p>