THE EFFECT OF THE BUCKLEBEAR CHARACTER ON PROMOTING THE USE OF SAFETY SEATS AND SEAT BELTS AMONG CHILDREN IN SELECTED DAY CARE CENTERS IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the lap belt Bucklebear character as an educational tool to increase motor vehicle safety seat belt use among children. The greatest improvement occurred in the change from "unrestrained" to "safety belt use". A safety seat use and legal enforcement gap was identified for children weighing 40 pounds and under. Areas for further study include the investigation of common misuse errors and correct car seat use for toddlers; child seat belt use in pick-up trucks; and the further definition of the retention of the Bucklebear instruction as it relates to its efficacy as an education tool. (A) For the covering abstract of the compendium see IRRD 880073.
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Corporate Authors:
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
400 Commonwealth Drive
Warrendale, PA United States 15096 -
Authors:
- FOX, L
- Holmlund, J
- Publication Date: 1993-11
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 297
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Serial:
- SAE PUBLICATION SP-986. CHILD OCCUPANT PROTECTION
- Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Children; Education; Infants; Manual safety belts; Motivation; Passive restraint systems; Seats; Symbols
- Uncontrolled Terms: Increase; Use
- Geographic Terms: United States
- ITRD Terms: 1758: Child; 2284: Education; 9032: Increase; 1768: Infant; 2295: Motivation; 1466: Passive safety system; 1476: Safety belt; 1388: Seat (veh); 583: Symbol; 8122: USA; 9084: Use
- Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00725331
- 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