Barns färd i bil: en observationsundersökning genomförd av trafiksäkerhetsorganisationen NTF våren 2010
Child safety in cars: an observational survey accomplished by NTF (The National Society for Road Safety) in 2010
The National Society for Road Safety, NTF, has conducted an observational survey at 347 preschools comprising 5,000 children aged 0-10 years. The aim of the study was to follow up Swedish laws and recommendations concerning how children are secured when travelling in car. The results show that: - 95 per cent of the children were belted. - 90 per cent did use some sort of child restraint system, which is required if the child is shorter than 135 centimetres. - 5 children aged 1-3 years out of 510 observed in the front passenger seat were placed in rearward facing child restraint system in front of an active airbag. This is illegal and dangerous in a crash where the airbag is activated. - Some children were seated forward facing earlier than stated in Swedish recommendations (which is from 5 years of age); 6 per cent of the 1-year-olds were travelling forward facing, 20 per cent of the 2-year-olds, 60 per cent of the 3-year-olds and 93 per cent of the 4-year-old children. - 15 per cent of the children were seated in front of an active airbag; 11 per cent of the children aged 1-4-years, 22 per cent of the children aged 5-6 years and 20 per cent of the children aged 7-10 years. This is against the recommendation indicating that the child has to be 140 centimeters long to be seated in front of an active airbag.
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Authors:
- Gustafsson, Susanne
- Cosini, Rickard
- Publication Date: 2011
Language
- Swedish
Media Info
- Pagination: 40p
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Serial:
- VTI Rapport
- Issue Number: 716
- Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
- ISSN: 0347-6030
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air bags; Children; Infants; Manual safety belts; Passive restraint systems; Statistics; Surveillance
- Uncontrolled Terms: Rear; Use
- ITRD Terms: 1465: Air bag (restraint system); 1758: Child; 9101: Control (surveillance); 1768: Infant; 9101: Inspection; 9101: Observation; 1466: Passive safety system; 9067: Rear; 1476: Safety belt; 6555: Statistics; 9101: Supervision; 9084: Use
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01448398
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
- Files: ITRD, VTI
- Created Date: Oct 1 2012 1:15PM