When available, I tend to wear a seatbelt in taxi cabs. I have a particular form of “luck” where I end up with particularly “special” cabbies, so it seems pretty prudent. Additionally, when I am crossing streets in marked crosswalks (sometimes with the light and everything) the majority of vehicles that I dodge (particularly when I am with The Kid) are…taxis.
One thing I’ve learned is to buckle up as soon as entering, so it doesn’t seem like a judgment to the driver. They tend to not like that so much.
Seriously though – I trust my own driving and that of (most of my) friends more than a random cabbie and I *always* buckle up when driving myself or with friends. Not so much because it’s the law, but because I like my face and level of brain function. Safety is no accident!
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