Child restraint system use and misuse in six states

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 583-590

  Decina, Lawrence E ^a   Lococo, Kathy H ^a  

^a TransAnalytics LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Child restraint system (CRS); Critical CRS misuse; CRS use; Data collection; Field observations; Safety belt (SB) use; Unrestrained

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES; BELTS; CRASHWORTHINESS; DATA ACQUISITION; EDUCATION; INSPECTION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM (CRS); CRITICAL CRS MISUSE; CRS USE; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; SAFETY BELT (SB) USE; UNRESTRAINED;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEATBELT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; MOTOR VEHICLES; SEAT BELTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14844350021     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.01.006     Document Type: Article

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