Why do not cabs provide baby seat?
Is it legal not to use baby seat in the cabs?
Why is private car needed?
Cabs in Singapore are exempted from the safety seat requirement because
it is not practical for them to carry a variety of child safety seats of
different sizes that are suitable for children of different ages.
Therefore, it is legal not to use child safety seat for child passengers in a cab. The cab drivers, however, have to ensure that anyone below the height of 1.35m rides only in the rear seats of cabs to mitigate the risks involved in the event of accident.
Anyone below the height of 1.35m who wishes to ride in the front passenger seat of a cab has to use his/ her own child restraint or booster seat to supplement the seat belt.
The Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Wearing of Seat Belts) Rules 2011 requires a person below 1.35m in height to be secured by approved child restraint appropriate for his/her height and weight or use a body restraining seat belt when seated on a booster cushion or when using a seat with an adjustable seat belt approved by the Registrar when travelling in a motor vehicle. This includes the private car.
The use of booster seat raises a child’s height to a suitable level to enable the child to use the adult seat belt safely.
Therefore, it is legal not to use child safety seat for child passengers in a cab. The cab drivers, however, have to ensure that anyone below the height of 1.35m rides only in the rear seats of cabs to mitigate the risks involved in the event of accident.
Anyone below the height of 1.35m who wishes to ride in the front passenger seat of a cab has to use his/ her own child restraint or booster seat to supplement the seat belt.
The Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Wearing of Seat Belts) Rules 2011 requires a person below 1.35m in height to be secured by approved child restraint appropriate for his/her height and weight or use a body restraining seat belt when seated on a booster cushion or when using a seat with an adjustable seat belt approved by the Registrar when travelling in a motor vehicle. This includes the private car.
The use of booster seat raises a child’s height to a suitable level to enable the child to use the adult seat belt safely.
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