EFFECTS OF THE MICHIGAN MANDATORY CHILD-RESTRAINT LAW

A Michigan law that became effective April 1, 1982, requires children under age four to be restrained by an approved child restraint device when riding in a passenger car. Children under age one must be secured in a child seat. But children between ages one and four may be restrained by an adult seat belt, provided they are in a rear seat. To evaluate the effects of the new law (and of a related public information program conducted in early 1982), the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning sponsored a 1983 UMTRI study of restraint use and occupant injuries in all traffic accidents occurring in Michigan during the 60-month period of January, 1978, through December, 1982. Briefly described here are the methods and findings of that study.

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  University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

  2901 Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109-2150
• Authors:
  • Wagenaar, A C
• Publication Date: 1984-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 6-8
• Serial:
  • UMTRI Research Review
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
  • ISSN: 0739-7100

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Child restraint systems; Impact studies; Laws; Manual safety belts; Publicity; Rear seats
• Geographic Terms: Michigan
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391792
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 197
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 30 1985 12:00AM