Piper and I are going next month (SURPRISE! LOL Good thing our passports are in order, unlike last time, but that's another story....). We're going to be taking the subway and our own two feet for most of our travels, or a train/boat if we're going out of town, but I know the topic of taxis is going to come up at least once. Does anyone know if they have anything as basic as a seatbelt? Piper's Radian is coming along for the flight, but it's likely to stay in the hotel room (though I have to admit I'm tempted by CARES since we cannot rent a car there so it's moot). I know cabs are generally international nightmares, but we're likely to take one at least once. I've taken Piper in them before, and been petrified, but I'd really really really rather not.
If it comes up that a cab is going to happen, which is worse, an improperly fitted shoulder/lap belt, or a lap bet only? Crushed trachea AND internal injuries, or spinal AND internal injuries? *think subway thoughts* Or me strapped in and her facing me strapped to me in a Kozy? That's IF they have seatbelts anyway. One of the awful after market products (like this http://www.onestepahead.com/product/85252/297755/118.html see how it nicely pulls it down to his shoulder and up to his belly button?). I hear that they're mostly Passats, but that doesn't mean much, they're made in China for the Chinese market. NYC has Crown Vics, doesn't mean they have seatbelts anywhere that are actually usable.
Just suck it up, hope for the best, and avoid using them as much as possible? Get CARES and a Compass booster and leave the Radian home? See about CARES and a Laptop off of ebay and leave the Radian home? We're crunched on time to order anything online perhaps, we're leaving in 25 days.
And not that it matters too much because it's not out of the ordinary, but Piper and I are going Raleigh-Chicago-Shanghai and back by ourselves. With a 35 minute layover in Chicago on the way there. So the less bulk and the more I can put on my back the better, as I'm likely to be running from one flight to the next.
Opinions?
Merry Christmas!
Wendy
If it comes up that a cab is going to happen, which is worse, an improperly fitted shoulder/lap belt, or a lap bet only? Crushed trachea AND internal injuries, or spinal AND internal injuries? *think subway thoughts* Or me strapped in and her facing me strapped to me in a Kozy? That's IF they have seatbelts anyway. One of the awful after market products (like this http://www.onestepahead.com/product/85252/297755/118.html see how it nicely pulls it down to his shoulder and up to his belly button?). I hear that they're mostly Passats, but that doesn't mean much, they're made in China for the Chinese market. NYC has Crown Vics, doesn't mean they have seatbelts anywhere that are actually usable.
Just suck it up, hope for the best, and avoid using them as much as possible? Get CARES and a Compass booster and leave the Radian home? See about CARES and a Laptop off of ebay and leave the Radian home? We're crunched on time to order anything online perhaps, we're leaving in 25 days.
And not that it matters too much because it's not out of the ordinary, but Piper and I are going Raleigh-Chicago-Shanghai and back by ourselves. With a 35 minute layover in Chicago on the way there. So the less bulk and the more I can put on my back the better, as I'm likely to be running from one flight to the next.
Opinions?
Merry Christmas!
Wendy