Child safety

Regarding the transport of children, usage of child seats is mandatory as per § 21 para 1a of the Road Traffic Act (StVo). In addition there exists an exemption for the non-regular transportation with taxis because of practical reasons.

 

The following seat classes must be distinguished:

 

Class	Weight	Age	Safety
0	up to 10 kg	0-1 year	Parents or exemption
I	10-18 kg	1-4 years	One child must be secured
II	15-25 kg	4-7 years	Two children must  be secured
III	22-36 kg	7-12 years

 

Consequently, two children of classes II and III as well as one child of class I must be secured at least. Children of class 0 are exempted from that obligation due to a special exception, which only applies to non-regular transports. In the case of regular transportation of infants proper child seats are mandatory for class 0 as well.

 

If a driver doesn't carry along the necessary child seats, he will call our centre to send an appropriate replacement taxi.