Cabs around Disney with kids?

[carnival kid]

Hi all

Travelling from Australia next year with 2 kids who will be 3yrs 10months and 15 months at time of travel.

If we choose to us a cab around the area for any reason maybe home from downtown or to a local grocery store will the kids be able to go without car seats???

I KNOW it is safer to have them but we wont have any with us at all until much later in our trip when we have a rental car.

I vegas they allowed us to have our then 10 month old on our lap...... any similar rules in orlando?

 

[farrahalex76]

I'm not sure about going without car seats, but you can ask bell service to call in for a cab that has car seats.

 

[Happyjen27]

By law, your kids will be required to be in a car seat:

http://www.dmv.org/fl-florida/safety-laws.php#Florida-Child-Car-Seat-Laws

Florida Child Car Seat Laws
It is the responsibility of the supervising adult to ensure that any child under 5 years old is seated in a federally-approved child car seat. Failure to do so could result in a $60 fine and 3 points against your driver’s license.

Use the following car seat guidelines from the FLHSMV while driving with a child in your vehicle.

Birth–1 year old
Use a rear-facing child car seat.
1 year old–3 years old
Use a rear-facing child car seat until they outgrow the weight and height limit of the child car seat.
Normally when children are over 1 year old and weigh over 20 pounds, you can switch to a forward-facing car seat.
4 years old–7 years old
Use a forward-facing child seat until they reach the weight and height limits recommended by the manufacturer.
8 years old–12 years old
Use a booster seat in the back seat until your child is big enough to use the car’s seat belt.
Never put your child in a child car seat in the front of a vehicle with a passenger air bag. It is always safest for your child to ride in the back seat

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What I'm unsure of is whether these laws pertain to Taxi cabs or not.

Given that there was a fatal accident on Disney property yesterday involving a car and a Magical Express bus, I wouldn't risk it. (Sadly the driver of the car died, no severe injuries on the ME)

Have Garden Grocer deliver groceries to your hotel. Or hire a private car service that will bring a vehicle equipped with car seats.

 

[EagleScout]

The law in Florida - like in certain other states (like NY where we live)- is that taxis are exempt from the mandatory car seat law. We took our then 22 month old in a taxi from the airport - it was actually a town car, but same rules - no car seat needed. On the next trip (34 months), we took a taxi from dolphin to mk. In both cases, we used a seat belt and had my arm in front of him, but yes, I recognize not technically the safest choice.