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do NYC cabs have baby car seats?

We are planning on a trip to NYC. We’ll be travelling with a 15 month old. Our concern is safety for the baby in a car. presently we’re not planning on renting a car. We were thinking about taking a taxi from the airport to where we’ll be staying with family. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

From what I found, no. http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/passenger/faq_pass.shtml

But, I did find this….

I have had good luck installing my "mini-car-seat" in American taxis. I think it is actually called a "Travel Vest." I bought it brand new for about $40 at Baby World on College Ave. It amounts to a rigid plastic board with a five-point restraint on it, which is belted into the car’s seat belt. It meets the federal safety standards and goes up to a 40-pound child. It installs in about three minutes–probably less the more you use it. It isn’t super comfortable, because it doesn’t have the nice reclined chair-shell that typical car seats have, but for a short ride while she is awake, my 18-month-old daughter is fine with it. Also, because it is very small, it can easily fit into a tote bag. Hope this helps. Meg

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3 Responses to “do NYC cabs have baby car seats?”

  1. korean_strawberries Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    no
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  2. mrscmmckim Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 1:59 pm

    From what I found, no. http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/passenger/faq_pass.shtml

    But, I did find this….

    I have had good luck installing my "mini-car-seat" in American taxis. I think it is actually called a "Travel Vest." I bought it brand new for about $40 at Baby World on College Ave. It amounts to a rigid plastic board with a five-point restraint on it, which is belted into the car’s seat belt. It meets the federal safety standards and goes up to a 40-pound child. It installs in about three minutes–probably less the more you use it. It isn’t super comfortable, because it doesn’t have the nice reclined chair-shell that typical car seats have, but for a short ride while she is awake, my 18-month-old daughter is fine with it. Also, because it is very small, it can easily fit into a tote bag. Hope this helps. Meg
    References :
    http://parents.berkeley.edu/recommend/where2buy/carseats/taxi.html

  3. Lemon Juicy Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    uh oh, no a taxi does not have car seats, hold on to that baby real tight, too cute!
    References :

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