Cab ride Ft.Lauderdale with 5 year old

[tiecrane]

Will a booster seat be required for the short cab ride from airport to dock?

[-Lew-]

Required or not, the child should be sitting on something so the seatbelt fits properly.

 

If you'd prefer to not bring your own booster seat, perhaps you have some jackets that can be rolled up as a temporary cushion. Those small, child-size wheeled carryons might be the right size for your child to sit on. Anything to elevate the child's body a bit will do.

 

Lew

[Toto2Kansas]

Don't all children under a certain age and weight in the U.S. have to be in a car seat?

[-Lew-]

 

Don't all children under a certain age and weight in the U.S. have to be in a car seat?

Actually, the states set their own standards. Here's a link for each state's requirements.

 

Lew

[Toto2Kansas]

Thanks Lew, it's been awhile and I was just wondering. Will have a look at that link! ;)

[Pia1913]

Will a booster seat be required for the short cab ride from airport to dock?

 

No booster seat required for a five year old in Florida, but he/she must be sitting in the rear and have a seatbelt on.

[Colo Cruiser]

4 years old/40 lbs.

[Setme2sail]

Most states have exemptions for commercial public transportation. They do not have to provide booster seats. The laws listed on link only apply to private transportation.

[ShelbysMom]

This is what I found when I was researching requirements when we took our 3 year old to Florida this spring. This seems to jive with what is in the link that Lew posted.

 

 

316.613 Child restraint requirements.-- (1)(a) Every operator of a motor vehicle as defined herein, while transporting a child in a motor vehicle operated on the roadways, streets, or highways of this state, shall, if the child is 5 years of age or younger, provide for protection of the child by properly using a crash-tested, federally approved child restraint device. For children aged through 3 years, such restraint device must be a separate carrier or a vehicle manufacturer's integrated child seat. For children aged 4 through 5 years, a separate carrier, an integrated child seat, or a seat belt may be used.

[jagsfan]

problem with a seat belt.......a lap belt might be ok, but a standard shoulder/lap combo

can injure a child if he/she is not tall enough. You might want to research cab companies

in FLL and ask what they recommend. Not worth taking a chance.

[tiecrane]

sorry I was so long in answering each post but thanks to all for there replies.Tiecrane