SAFETY OF TRANSPORT FOR DISABLED CHILDREN: EXPLORATORY SURVEY IN FRANCE

This paper concerns the safety of disabled children travelling in a vehicle seat. Severely disabled children suffer from physical impairments of posture and movement which alter their seating position. There has been very little research done on this group of travellers. A questionnaire survey was given to French parents of disabled children concerning their use of safety devices in a private car. The quality of child restraint usage was investigated: the most common misuse was incorrect belt positioning. Proposals for further research are made, including adaptation of the standard belt.

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  Leaderville, Western Australia  Australia  6007
• Authors:
  • DeJeammes, M
  • REDISSI, A
  • BIARD, R
  • DOLIVET, C
• Conference:
  • 8th International Conference on Transport and Mobility for Elderly and Disabled People
  • Location: Perth , Australia
  • Date: 1998-9-0 to 1998-9-0
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 815-823
• Monograph Title: SETTING THE PACE. 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED PEOPLE, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, SEPTEMBER 1998. 2 VOLS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Children; Conferences; Evaluation and assessment; Manual safety belts; Persons with disabilities; Seat belts; Seats
• Identifier Terms: Transed
• Uncontrolled Terms: Use
• Geographic Terms: France
• Subject Areas: Highways; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00961406
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0-646-36154-6
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 13 2003 12:00AM