Top 7 Safety Precautions While Travelling Through A Cab

Keeping oneself healthy and clean while travelling in a Halesowen taxi might not be as easy as it seems, nevertheless, it is extremely essential. Especially given the pandemic on the rise, it almost requires a herculean effort to keep yourself from being exposed to this deadly virus.

However, by taking care of your hygiene, you significantly reduce the chances of getting infected.

To make things easier for you, here are some tips:

1-Stay neat and clean

Keeping oneself neat and tidy, might seem to be the most effective solution to protect yourself against danger. However, when you are travelling, this mere task is not quite simple, because clean water is not always available and nor is a clean atmosphere.

So, keep a bottle of clean water, sanitizer and a clean napkin in your luggage.

2-Keep wearing a mask

Whenever you get ready to go out these days, you should bear in mind that, unlike accessories like your sunglasses and wristwatch, the mask has become a necessity of your life.  So no matter how far or near you are travelling, never forget to put on your mask. Covering your mouth is not vital for your own safety, but it is also essential for the protection of people around you.

Reputable cab companies, like Black Country Cars, now require their passengers to always wear a mask.

3-Use a generous amount of sanitizer

Since one cannot have access to clean water in every situation, it is incumbent for you to keep a bottle of disinfectant with you all the time. Clean hands certainly contribute to the spread of diseases. Therefore whenever you are heading out, make sure to put a bottle of sanitizer in your bag.

Doing so will not just keep the viruses at bay, but it would also offer you the peace of mind you must be needing amidst these critical times.

4-Wash your hands

When it comes to keeping oneself healthy, the most important thing is to take care of your hands. That is because most bacteria and viruses are introduced to the human body via dirty hands.

Besides washing your hands before and after using the toilet, wash your hands every hour.

5-Sit in the backseat

As everyone knows, social distancing is the most popular mantra during the pandemic. Although it sometimes feels very unusual, it certainly is the key element that ensures the safety of you and your loved one.

You, as a passenger, should always sit in the backseat. Even while sitting in the backseat, make sure you are sitting diagonally to the driver. This is crucial, as it helps to maintain as much distance from the driver as you possibly can.

Furthermore, if you are travelling with a group of friends, make sure you are tagging along with only two to three people.

6-Handle your luggage yourself

Although it is always helpful to get your luggage handled by someone else, you must bear in mind the critical nature of these times. Letting someone take your luggage can make your load exposed to a number of foreign pathogens. That is why, amidst the current time, you should not let an outsider carry your bags.

You should refrain from getting your luggage handled by anyone other than you. So, lift your luggage and load it in the cab yourself.

 

7-Keep car windows open

Nowadays, open-air dining spaces are getting immensely popular. That is because confined or enclosed spaces create an ideal habitat for all kinds of pathogens to grow. Just like sitting in the open air is advisable, travelling in an open-air vehicle is also strongly recommended.

By open-air vehicle, we mean a car that allows fresh air to spread inside. So, If you are travelling by car, you should ask the driver to take care of proper ventilation and keep all the windows open. Proper circulation is crucial to reduce the potential virus transmission. You do not have to open the window completely, even 2 to 3 inches would be fine.

However, if you are travelling in a relatively more populated and polluted place, it is best to keep the windows shut.

We hope reading this blog has made you understand why it is essential to protect oneself during a journey and what safety precautions can you take. Therefore we expect that you would pay heed to all the aforementioned precautions.

Fortunately, we, at Black Country Cars, offer exceptionally maintained taxis to Halesowen and to many other towns.