Child safety seats provide an effective means for protecting children in car crashes. Without legislation, few States have been able to obtain usage rates greater than the 20-30 percent range. As a result, 40 States, the District of Columbia, and five Canadian Provinces have now passed child passenger safety laws. These laws vary considerably from State to State. The most important provisions and variations among these laws are summarized in this paper. Since only 19 State laws have been in existence for six months or more, unequivocal data concerning their effectiveness is not yet available. However, initial data gathered on both a national (19 city) level and in various States suggests that these laws are effective in terms of raising usage rates and lowering deaths and injuries to young children. Much needs to be done, however, to realize the full potential of such legislation. Specifically, education, loan-a-seat programs, and most importantly, enforcement must be improved and promoted.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff prüfen

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen

    Bestellung bei Subito €


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    The State of the Art of Child Passenger Safety Legislation in North America


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Beteiligte:

    Kongress:

    27th Stapp Car Crash Conference with IRCOBI and Child Injury and Restraint Conference with IRCOBI (1983) ; 1983



    Erscheinungsdatum :

    17.10.1983




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




    The state of the art of child passenger safety legislation in North America

    Weinstein Lawless,E. / Siani,T.A. / Natl.Child Passenger Saf.Assoc.,US et al. | Kraftfahrwesen | 1983


    Child Passenger Safety Legislation: Implementation and Enforcement

    Lawless, E. W. / Siani, T. A. | SAE Technical Papers | 1984



    Effects of child passenger safety and seat belt legislation on fatalities and serious injuries to children involved in North Carolina crashes

    Hall,W.L. / Stewart,J.R. / Univ.of North Carolina,Highway Saf.Res.Cent.,US | Kraftfahrwesen | 1991


    Grandparents and child passenger safety

    O’Neil, Joseph | Online Contents | 2012