CHILDREN IN CARS

BARN I BIL

In 1974 it was very unusual for children to sit in a child's seat or to wear a belt. About 16% of children in the 10 months-3 years age group used a seat, and about 5% in the back seat wore a belt. However, almost 90% of older children in the front seat wore a belt. In the first year of the investigation period (1974-75), about 14% of young children were restrained. After several years' extensive publicity, it was found in 1982 that only 21% of children were restrained, i.e. only an increase of 7 percentage points. This means that 80% of children under 15 still have no protection when travelling by car. This is particularly true for the 4-10 age group. Unrestrained children run the risk of being thrown out of the car after a collision or accident. Statistics show that this causes severe injuries or death. Severe injuries are reduced by 40% when children are restrained. Unrestrained children sustain mostly head injuries, whereas this is of lower frequency among restrained children. Available statistics show that no restrained child sustained serious or fatal head injuries. It is evident that, unfortunately, many child passengers in cars are still at risk. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  VOLVO (FIRM) VOLVO, AB VOLVE, BUS DIVISION

  S.L.:
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• Authors:
  • CARLSSON, G
  • GUSTAFSSON, C
  • Norin, H
• Publication Date: 1983-4

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 34 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Automobiles; Child restraint systems; Children; Hazards; Head; Injuries; Injury severity; Manual safety belts; On the scene crash investigation; Passive restraint systems; Reduction (Chemistry); Risk assessment; Seats; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Head injuries; Severity; Use
• Old TRIS Terms: Reduction
• ITRD Terms: 1243: Car; 1758: Child; 1611: On the spot accident investigation; 1466: Passive safety system; 1476: Safety belt; 1388: Seat (veh); 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381201
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph, HS-039 151
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1985 12:00AM