THE PERFORMANCE OF LAP/SHOULDER BELTS IN RESTRAINING CHILDREN IN MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES

Child restraint laws in all 50 American states permit the use of lap/shoulder belts for children who no longer meet the statutory requirements for restraint in child safety seats. The few previous studies of restraint-related injuries have relied on self-reported data or police reports for restraint use and speed at the impact, and have relied on retrospective collection of medical data. This study documents patterns of injury to children who were restrained passengers in motor vehicle crashes. Legislation requiring the use of booster seats for children who have outgrown the smaller toddler safety seats is recommended. (A) For the covering abstract of the compendium see IRRD 880073.

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  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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• Authors:
  • GOTSCHALL, C S
  • Bents, F D
  • Khaewpong, N
  • STURM, P F
  • SIVIT, C J
  • Eichelberger, M R
• Publication Date: 1993-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 299
• Serial:
  • SAE PUBLICATION SP-986. CHILD OCCUPANT PROTECTION
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Children; Classification; Crash severity; Crashes; Data collection; Hospitals; Infants; Injuries; Injury severity; Legislation; Manual safety belts; Passive restraint systems; Police; Seats; Speed
• Uncontrolled Terms: Use
• Geographic Terms: United States
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1758: Child; 8513: Classification; 8623: Data acquisition; 2177: Hospital; 1768: Infant; 2163: Injury; 1556: Legislation; 1466: Passive safety system; 1522: Police; 1476: Safety belt; 1388: Seat (veh); 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 5408: Speed; 8122: USA; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00725332
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 1-56091-422-X
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 26 1996 12:00AM