SAFETY HARNESS AND OTHER PROTECTIVE DEVICES FOR CHILDREN

SAFETY SEATS AND HARNESSES FOR CHILDREN ARE A COMPARATIVELY NEW DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PROTECTION OF PASSENGERS AGAINST CRASH INJURIES, AND THERE IS STILL SCOPE FOR RESEARCH TO IMPROVE ON THE METHODS TRIED ALREADY. THE MEASURES BEING TAKEN IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS ARE OBVIOUSLY MOST VALUABLE. STUDIES ALREADY CARRIED OUT UNDERLINE THE NEED TO ENSURE, WHEN BUYING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR CHILDREN, THAT IT IS REALLY EFFECTIVE AND DESIGNED ON SOUND PRINCIPLES. IN A BRITISH SURVEY THE INVESTIGATORS CONSIDERED THAT ONLY TWO OF THE SIX HARNESSES TESTED GAVE SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE IN A CRASH. ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE PROBLEM OF DESIGNING CHILDREN'S SAFETY HARNESSES IS THE DIFFICULTY OF GIVING ADEQUATE PROTECTION WITHOUT RESTRICTING FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT IT IS NOT FEASIBLE TO KEEP CHILDREN IN THEIR HARNESS ON LONG JOURNEYS. NEVERTHELESS, THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT THAT THE DEVICES DESCRIBED REPRESENT A VERY DEFINITE ADVANCE IN SAFETY ON THE ROAD. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 14, No 3, PP 16-21
• Corporate Authors:

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  ,   United States 
• Publication Date: 1966

Media Info

• Serial:
  • International Road Safety & Traffic Review
  • Publisher: N/A

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Crash injury research; Crashes; Highway safety; Manual safety belts; Protection; Safety; Safety factors; Seats; Shoulder harnesses
• Uncontrolled Terms: Harnesses
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220309
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 2003 12:00AM