ARE BOOSTER SEATS NEEDED: COMPARING OCCUPANT OUTCOMES AGES 4-7 VERSUS 8-13

Booster seat laws are premised on the need to improve seat belt fit for young children to reduce their injury risk. This paper provides the first extensive examination of national crash data for children in seat belts. Using regression and other models, the authors found no evidence that crash-involved children ages 4-7 in lap-shoulder belts fare worse on average than similarly restrained children ages 8-13 or, in sensitivity analysis than similarly restrained adults ages 18-34. If anything, they may fare better.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)

  P.O. Box 4176
  Barrington, IL  United States  60011-4176
• Authors:
  • Miller, T
  • Zaloshnja, E
  • Sheppard, M
• Conference:
  • Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine 46th Annual Conference
  • Location: Tempe, Arizona
  • Date: 2002-9-30 to 2002-10-2
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 249-259
• Serial:
  • Publication of: ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE
  • Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)
  • ISSN: 0892-6484

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adults; Age; Booster seats; Child restraint systems; Children; Elementary school students; Occupant protection devices; Preschool children; Seat belts; Size; Traffic safety; Vehicle occupants
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00935832
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 11 2003 12:00AM