Safety without seatbelts

[Schmickers]

Hmmm... things don't kinda just bounce around in a car accident... they propell... fast. I have heard of children going through glass windows but have yet heard of a crush injury because of child wearing. I could be wrong though.

Actually, I have, where a child was being held by a parent and the belt was around both of them. The belt tensions back and the force of the accident pushes the adult forward, and the child is caught between the two.

[GoingtobebiginAsia]

Thanks for your advice.
Liz, I'm too scared to look at the youtube clips.
As I said, taxis rarely reach 40. They just crawl along. It's very frustrating being a passenger. I think the capsule on the floor may be the safest. I don't know why I didn't think of that, I was only thinking of the capsule sliding off the seat and bouncing around everywhere.
As for booking a particular taxi.... it's a nice idea but things are really different here. The usual practice is to walk to the street, call a taxi by phone while trying to flag one down. You jump in the first one that stops. Likewise, a driver that accepts a booking will stop for the first person he sees.
Kate07, I hope you enjoy your holiday in VN. The traffic in Cambodia is a little different. I think they drive slightly faster but the traffic overall is much saner. PM me if you want any travel tips!

[Liz]

Two of them are just crash test dummies And one is like a commercial showing what happens when an adult doesn't wear a seatbelt at 40km/hr. Nothing graphic or anything

[Beth-n-Sara]

When We were bubs my mum had an old car with no seatbelts, She used to jam the capsule on the floor behind the frount seat. It was really common 20-30 years ago.

[Bathsheba]

I was looking at the space behind our car seats yesterday... I don't think a modern capsule would fit down there... maybe if you pushed the front passenger seat waaaay forward...?