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This seems insane. Especially the later exception.

• rayiner 11y ago
  It's not. If you're riding in a cab, there's no way you have a baby carrier handy.
  • evan_ 11y ago
    The cab could keep one in the trunk...
    • ulfw 11y ago
      They are not one-size-fits all
      • rdl 11y ago
        I wonder how much extra you could charge for having a vehicle in the uber fleet with a variety of child seats, or similarly various handicapped accessories.
        • phamilton 11y ago
          Answer is pretty easy to find out: http://blog.uber.com/uberfamily http://blog.uber.com/uberfamily Also: https://shuddle.us/ https://shuddle.us/
      • darkmighty 11y ago
        Given that cabs last a long time (i.e. can amortize the cost) it shouldn't be too difficult to make an adjustable child seat eh?
• anonetal 11y ago
  Why? It would be a major hassle otherwise when visiting cities like SF or NYC if you are not planning to rent a car (if you are, you might be carrying a car seat). I wouldn't be comfortable using a random carseat in the trunk, and in any case, given different age kids require different carseats, it's not really feasible.
  • robryk 11y ago
    Would you be more comfortable using none than using a "random one in the trunk"? I do not really see how a carseat can cause additional harm in an accident.
• tomcorrigan 11y ago
  Surely its the other way around. It's reasonable to expect all adults to wear a seatbelt in a taxi but not reasonable to expect all taxis to carry child seats. It wouldn't be unusual to expect on occasion for a parent to travel with 3-3 children; should all taxis therefore carry 3 child seats? No. Should all adults travelling in taxis use a seatbelt when one is available and required when travelling in private transport? Surely yes.
  • mentat 11y ago
    When you request a taxi you can specify one with a child seat. Traveling without one is insane if you care about your children surviving a crash.
• CamperBob2 11y ago
  You can't bubble-wrap the whole world. Please don't try.
  • mikeash 11y ago
    Making it so babies aren't dying from minor traffic accidents is not bubble wrapping the whole world.
    • CamperBob2 11y ago
      Yes, it is. Read the other replies, specifically the ones pointing out that child seats are not one-size-fits-all.
      • mikeash 11y ago
        I do not enjoy your implication that the only way I could possibly disagree with you is if I'm ignorant.
        • CamperBob2 11y ago
          (Shrug) I don't enjoy your implication that you should be allowed to re-engineer society singlehandedly. We'll have to agree to disagree.
          • mikeash 11y ago
            I'm pretty sure I implied nothing of the sort.
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            • CamperBob2 11y ago
              Well, same here.
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