Where is the safest place to sit in a cab?

The middle backseat was deemed the safest place to sit as a result of a study performed by University of Buffalo researchers. The research team looked at the data on how many fatalities occurred during car crashes in the U.S. over a period of four years.



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Get Into The Back Seat The back seat is almost always safer. While in most places it's more common to sit in the front seat of the taxi, it's almost always safer in the back.

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The University of Buffalo concluded that back seat riders are anywhere from 59-86% safer than front seat occupants. Beyond that, passengers riding in the middle are 25% safer than other backseat riders.

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the passenger seat next to the driver in an automobile, regarded as dangerous in the event of a collision.

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While front-end and rear-end collisions are the most common types of traffic collisions, the passenger side is more likely to be hit in a side-impact collision. When making a left turn at an intersection, the passenger side is exposed to potential impact due to crossing the opposite traffic flow.

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There is a common misconception that people are safer in the back seat, but the truth is that rear seat passengers who are not buckled up are more likely to die in a crash. Upon impact, they are often thrown forward into the back of front seats with significant force.

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Also let the cabbie know if you have a route in mind that you'd prefer the driver to take, as this will ensure that you avoid any disputes later on. In most black cabs the two front seats are usually partitioned off by a screen and it's common for customers to sit in the back rather than in the front.

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It's ok to sit anywhere you like in a taxi as long as theres a seat underneath. Some prefer to sit up front to have a conversation with the driver, some like to sit in the back and still talk to the driver.

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Typically, your car can sit about four weeks to two months without driving before the battery dies.

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