Are Car Seats Required???

[teacherman]

We will be arriving at EWR and taking either a taxi, Uber, or car sevice to our hotel, and then the next day, either a taxi, Uber, Dial 7, Carmel to the ship. We will have 2 children with us, ages 10 and 8. Are child car seats required for this in NJ? Do the cars provide them? Hate to bring a car seat just for these rides, plus the one from the ship back to EWR. Any info/advice is welcome. Thank you.

[hrwi]

Looks like if your 8 year old is over 57 inches, he doesn't need one.

 

http://www.nj.gov/lps/hts/childseats/childseats_newlaw.html

 

Uber will give you a carseat for an additional fee (I think it's like $10).

[njhorseman]

We will be arriving at EWR and taking either a taxi, Uber, or car sevice to our hotel, and then the next day, either a taxi, Uber, Dial 7, Carmel to the ship. We will have 2 children with us, ages 10 and 8. Are child car seats required for this in NJ? Do the cars provide them? Hate to bring a car seat just for these rides, plus the one from the ship back to EWR. Any info/advice is welcome. Thank you.

 

Car seats are only required in NJ for children under the age of 8, or alternatively under 57 inches tall, so your 8 and 10 year-olds do not need car seats.

[138east]

We will be arriving at EWR and taking either a taxi, Uber, or car sevice to our hotel, and then the next day, either a taxi, Uber, Dial 7, Carmel to the ship. We will have 2 children with us, ages 10 and 8. Are child car seats required for this in NJ? Do the cars provide them? Hate to bring a car seat just for these rides, plus the one from the ship back to EWR. Any info/advice is welcome. Thank you.

 

 

Under the new law:

Birth to age 2: A child under age 2 and under 30 lbs. must be in a rear-facing car seat with a five-point harness. That means toddlers who are tall or have long legs must remain rear-facing until age 2 even if their knees are bent and their feet are pressed against the back seat of the car.

Ages 2 to 4: A child under age 4 and 40 lbs. must remain in either a rear-facing or a forward-facing car seat with a five-point harness in the back seat of a vehicle.

Ages 4 to 8: Children must remain in a car seat or a booster seat in the back seat of a vehicle until they are at least 8 years old or 57 inches tall. Once they reach that age or height, they can use the regular adult seat belts.

Age 8 and above: A child age 8 and older can sit in a regular seat using a seat belt. However, the New Jersey law does not specify when children over age 8 can move from the back seat to the front seat. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends children not sit in the front seat until age 13.

[teacherman]

Thank you. It looks like we don't have to haul them with us.

[Brighton Line]

Uber will give you a carseat for an additional fee (I think it's like $10).

 

Uber requires you to reserve UberX and then check off car seat in the app.

See for more details https://help.uber.com/h/3abcbae1-132b-42a9-8277-0dab00fa3879