Studies Find Low Use of Booster Seats

The leading cause of death and injury among children between the ages of four and eight are motor vehicle accidents. This article looks at booster seat usage and finds that although they decrease risk of injury in a crash by up to 59 percent, only 8.6 percent of children between those ages were strapped into booster seats. Some five percent were riding in a child safety seat when they should have been in a booster seat, and almost 40 percent were not restrained by any method. The article describes surveys of adults about booster seat usage. A majority of parents believed their children were old enough to use regular seat belts, or found that letting their children ride in other people’s vehicles precluded the use of a booster seat.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.umtri.umich.edu/content/rr36_3.pdf
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  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/9187496
• Publication Date: 2005-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 1-2
• Serial:
  • UMTRI Research Review
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
  • ISSN: 0739-7100

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Booster seats; Child restraint systems; Socioeconomic factors
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01024969
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: May 31 2006 7:55AM