A parent is transporting a young child in a taxi. Under the Florida Driver Manual, who is responsible for supplying the proper child restraint?
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A.
The taxi company that dispatched the vehicle.
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B.
The driver of the taxi at the time of the ride.
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C.
No one, because vehicles for hire are exempt.
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D.
The parent or guardian traveling with the child. Correct
The answer is "The parent or guardian traveling with the child."
The manual assigns the duty of supplying a child restraint in a vehicle for hire to the parent or guardian, not the carrier or its driver. Choice A tempts riders who assume the taxi company must equip the vehicle the way it supplies seat belts, carrying a rule about installed equipment over to portable child seats.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. The taxi company that dispatched the vehicle.
The company is not the party the manual names. This answer carries the rule for installed seat belts over to portable child seats, so the commercial carrier is treated as the supplier of every restraint on board.
B. The driver of the taxi at the time of the ride.
The driver is not the party the manual names. This answer falls back on the general rule that the driver is charged for an unrestrained passenger under 18 and reads the supply duty off that liability rule.
C. No one, because vehicles for hire are exempt.
The manual's exemption list does not release taxis or limousines from carrying a child in a proper restraint. This answer reads the exemption line for buses used to transport persons for compensation as a blanket pass for every vehicle for hire.
This question tests your knowledge of Safety Belts & Restraints in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Child Passenger Safety Seats/Restraints," p.27..
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