Why use a safety restraint in a taxi?

Despite the fact that taxis are usually “not going very far,” they're involved in 27% of all crashes in Manhattan. Moreover, taxis are involved in 17% of all fatal crashes in Manhattan. A comprehensive report on taxi crashes found that passengers in taxis are three times more likely to be relatively seriously injured than passengers in other vehicles involved in the same crash. Why wear a safety belt or use a car seat in a taxi; taxi passengers not wearing a restraint are twice as likely to sustain relatively severe injuries as those wearing a restraint.