USE AND MISUSE OF CHILD RESTRAINT DEVICES IN MICHIGAN

This paper provides an overview of a statewide survey of child restraint device (CRD) use and misuse in Michigan. The study found that about 75 percent of children under the age of four were in a CRD and that CRD use generally followed the safety belt use patterns of the drivers. The study also found that when a CRD was used, nearly 90 percent of the time an error was made in either how the CRD was placed in the vehicle or how the child was placed in the CRD. Patterns of misuse are discussed as well as some ideas for improving correct use. (A) For the covering asbract see IRRD E102514.

• Record URL:
  http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/esv/16th/
• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Safety Advisory Committee

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Eby, D W
• Conference:
  • 16th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles
  • Location: Windsor Ontario, Canada
  • Date: 1998-5-31 to 1998-6-4
• Publication Date: 1998-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 2177-8
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 00261137

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Children; Manual safety belts; Seats; Statistics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Use
• Geographic Terms: United States
• ITRD Terms: 1758: Child; 1476: Safety belt; 1388: Seat (veh); 6555: Statistics; 8122: USA; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00788312
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 3 2000 12:00AM