THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DRIVER AND CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT USE AMONG INFANTS AND TODDLERS

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's National Center for Statistics and Analysis analyzed data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) to investigate the association between the restraint use of child passengers involved in a crash and their drivers. In addition, National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) data were examined regarding general restraint use patterns of children and their drivers. This research note discusses the results found when the child was an infant or toddler (age 0 to 4 years old). A strong positive correlation between the restraint use of young children and the driver was found.

• Record URL:
  • http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/809-559.PDF
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• Corporate Authors:

  National Center for Statistics and Analysis

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• Authors:
  • Starnes, M
• Publication Date: 2003-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Research Note
  • Publisher: National Center for Statistics and Analysis

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Child restraint systems; Correlation analysis; Drivers; Infants; Seat belts; Utilization
• Identifier Terms: Fatality Analysis Reporting System; National Occupant Protection Use Survey
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00943482
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-809 559
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 25 2003 12:00AM