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If you have not read chi1cabby, post re Australia | Uber's Insurance Policy chi1cabby, Mar 17, 2015 I would strongly advise that you do so ASAP.
The above is the most critical piece of information for any driver or those considering signing up as a driver.
I would strongly advise everyone not to carry children with or without their parents, or with parental consent, at any time, under the age of 18. I always ask the question, (and it is fairly obvious if they are in school uniform), if in doubt ask for ID, (yep there is fake stuff, just be smart) explain to them why and get them to cancel the trip or you cancel it and move on.
If Uber bring in their "Uber Family" to Australia, as they have in the States, you would have be off your rocker, insane or just plain stupid if you sign up under Ubers Insurance Policy or lack of. . plz read above post on insurance.
Uber drivers are picking up families with young children on the weekends and they do not have car seats for them. You cannot tell me that if something happened to a child whilst in a Uber , that the parents will not only go after Uber with guns blazing, they will also be looking for drivers blood, a body which they will carve up into a zillion pieces, and then send the remains to burn in hell. Can you really afford that to happen to your life, your future, and your family??
What happens if a child goes missing or is a runaway and you are the last contact point ???
Child restraints
All children must be safely fastened in the correct child car seat for their age and size. A child who is properly secured in an approved child car seat is less likely to be injured or killed in a car crash than one who is not.
See the Child Car Seats website for detailed information.
https://www.childcarseats.com.au/legal-requirements
National child restraint laws
This would include the following:
· Children aged less than 6 months: approved rearward facing restraint
· Children aged 6-12 months: approved rearward or forward facing restraint
· Children 4+ years: Approved forward facing child car seat or booster seat.
Are there fines for not wearing a seatbelt? New South Wales Law
There are seatbelt penalties and demerit points for drivers, including taxi drivers, who do not wear a seatbelt or who fail to ensure their passengers use seatbelts, where available. Passengers aged 16 years and older who do not use an available seatbelt will also be fined. Drivers of a motor vehicle (except a bus) are also responsible for passengers under 16 years old to be properly restrained in seatbelts or approved child restraints.
http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/safety-rules/road-rules/seatbelts.html
The above is the most critical piece of information for any driver or those considering signing up as a driver.
I would strongly advise everyone not to carry children with or without their parents, or with parental consent, at any time, under the age of 18. I always ask the question, (and it is fairly obvious if they are in school uniform), if in doubt ask for ID, (yep there is fake stuff, just be smart) explain to them why and get them to cancel the trip or you cancel it and move on.
If Uber bring in their "Uber Family" to Australia, as they have in the States, you would have be off your rocker, insane or just plain stupid if you sign up under Ubers Insurance Policy or lack of. . plz read above post on insurance.
Uber drivers are picking up families with young children on the weekends and they do not have car seats for them. You cannot tell me that if something happened to a child whilst in a Uber , that the parents will not only go after Uber with guns blazing, they will also be looking for drivers blood, a body which they will carve up into a zillion pieces, and then send the remains to burn in hell. Can you really afford that to happen to your life, your future, and your family??
What happens if a child goes missing or is a runaway and you are the last contact point ???
Child restraints
All children must be safely fastened in the correct child car seat for their age and size. A child who is properly secured in an approved child car seat is less likely to be injured or killed in a car crash than one who is not.
See the Child Car Seats website for detailed information.
https://www.childcarseats.com.au/legal-requirements
National child restraint laws
- Children up to the age of six months must be secured in an approved rearward facing restraint
- Children aged from six months old but under four years old must be secured in either a rear or forward facing approved child restraint with an inbuilt harness
- Children under four years old cannot travel in the front seat of a vehicle with two or more rows
- Children aged from four years old but under seven years old must be secured in a forward facing approved child restraint with an inbuilt harness or an approved booster seat
- Children aged from four years old but under seven years old cannot travel in the front seat of a vehicle with two or more rows, unless all other back seats are occupied by children younger than seven years in an approved child restraint or booster seat
- Children aged from seven years old but under 16 years old who are too small to be restrained by a seatbelt properly adjusted and fastened are strongly recommended to use an approved booster seat
- Children in booster seats must be restrained by a suitable lap and sash type approved seatbelt that is properly adjusted and fastened, or by a suitable approved child safety harness that is properly adjusted and fastened.
This would include the following:
· Children aged less than 6 months: approved rearward facing restraint
· Children aged 6-12 months: approved rearward or forward facing restraint
· Children 4+ years: Approved forward facing child car seat or booster seat.
Are there fines for not wearing a seatbelt? New South Wales Law
There are seatbelt penalties and demerit points for drivers, including taxi drivers, who do not wear a seatbelt or who fail to ensure their passengers use seatbelts, where available. Passengers aged 16 years and older who do not use an available seatbelt will also be fined. Drivers of a motor vehicle (except a bus) are also responsible for passengers under 16 years old to be properly restrained in seatbelts or approved child restraints.
http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/safety-rules/road-rules/seatbelts.html
