INCONSISTENCIES IN STATE LAWS AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS REGARDING CHILD RESTRAINT USE IN AUTOMOBILES
All fifty states of the U.S.A. and the District of Columbia have laws requiring children under specified ages to be restrained in an infant restraint system, a toddler restraint system, or an adult seat belt. This paper outlines and discusses state laws, federal standards and private recommendations. The paper also analyzes the interaction between children and adult 2- AND 3-point belts in automobiles. An analysis is made to determine the minimum appropriate size for a child to use an adult 3-point belt. Also recommendations are made on the most appropriate method of transporting children before they reach the recommended size for adult 3-point belt usage. For the covering abstract of the compendium see IRRD 880073.
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
400 Commonwealth Drive
Warrendale, PA United States 15096 -
Authors:
- STALNAKER, R L
- Publication Date: 1993-11
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 51-70
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Serial:
- SAE PUBLICATION SP-986. CHILD OCCUPANT PROTECTION (SAE TECHNICAL PAPER 933087)
- Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Age; Anchorages; Anthropometry; Children; Dummies; Errors; Legislation; Manual safety belts; Passive restraint systems; Seats; Specifications
- Uncontrolled Terms: Use
- Geographic Terms: United States
- ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 3420: Anchorage; 1618: Anthropometric dummy; 1758: Child; 6440: Error; 1556: Legislation; 1466: Passive safety system; 1476: Safety belt; 1388: Seat (veh); 177: Specifications; 8122: USA; 9084: Use
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00725310
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
- ISBN: 1-56091-422-X
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Sep 26 1996 12:00AM