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Taxi Tips
Find out how to install your infant carrier without the base in our Taxi Videos section. It takes approximately 1 minute to correctly install most infant carriers without the base (once you've practiced a few times).
Before you take the taxi:
- Buckle your baby tightly into her car seat before you go outside! This way, you'll avoid having to do up the straps on the curb or inside the taxi.
- In winter, dress your baby in thin tight layers and place a blanket or one of these car seat covers on top of her. Don't put the baby in a snowsuit. You'll avoid the baby overheating in the warm taxi and hopefully also avoid some crying--since you can just remove the blanket or open the cover once you're inside the cab.
- Take your lightest and most easily collapsable stroller with you if you plan to take a taxi. Let the driver put it in the trunk while you install the baby's car seat.
As you hail the taxi:
- If you can, choose a taxi that has more room in the back. Minivans and sedans are good for car seats, the Ford Escape SUV is harder for installations.
- Install the car seat on the side closest to the curb if you are at all worried about achieving a tight installation. Installing the seat in the center can be more difficult and it is more important that the car seat is installed correctly on the side than incorrectly in the center. An incorrectly installed car seat is not safe even in the center of the vehicle.
- Do not close the taxi door until you have finished installing the car seat. Closing the door is a signal to the driver that you are ready to go.
- Ask the driver to start the meter immediately and maybe even hand him a few dollars right away (just factor this into the tip at the end). This might show him that you respect his time and pacify him as you take the minute to install the baby's car seat.
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