KIDS AREN'T CARGO: CHILDREN PLACED AT HIGH RISK IN PICKUP TRUCKS

Each year more than 200 people die as a result of riding in the cargo area of pickup trucks. More than half of these deaths are children and teenagers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) warns that kids don't belong in the cargo areas of pickup trucks.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1998-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 1 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Cargo compartments; Children; Fatalities; Pickup trucks; Traffic safety; Vehicle safety
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00797159
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-042 816
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 27 2000 12:00AM