CHILDREN IN CARS: HOW ARE THEY BEING RESTRAINED?

The authors give the results of a survey carried out among 130 parents using a standard questionnaire to determine the number and ages of children carried in each car; the type, make and anchorage of restraints used; and whether the restraints were fitted by the owner of the car or a "professional". It was found that only one third of children under the age of 14 were correctly restrained, yet only two of the cases contravened the present law. (TRRL)

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  British Medical Association

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• Authors:
  • Eatough, R
  • Swage, T
  • Willson, P
  • Broomhall, J
• Publication Date: 1985-10-19

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 1092
• Serial:
  • BMJ
  • Volume: 291
  • Issue Number: 6502
  • Publisher: British Medical Association
  • ISSN: 0959-8138
  • Serial URL: http://www.bmj.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Child restraint systems; Compliance; Data collection; Surveys; Traffic regulations; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic laws
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 3420: Anchorage; 1243: Car; 1758: Child; 3840: Installation; 9147: Interview; 1556: Legislation; 1466: Passive safety system; 8119: United Kingdom; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00459396
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1986 12:00AM