Observed child restraint misuse in a large, urban community: Results from three years of inspection events

SL Bachman, GA Salzman, RV Burke, H Arbogast… - Journal of safety …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Problem Child restraints (CRs) are vital for optimizing child passenger safety and
reducing the risk of pediatric injury and fatality in motor vehicle crashes. However, most CRs …

National roadside survey of child restraint system use in Belgium

M Roynard, P Silverans, Y Casteels, P Lesire - Accident Analysis & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract In September 2011 the Belgian Road Safety Institute (BRSI) conducted its first
roadside survey of child restraint system (CRS) use and misuse. The aim of this study was to …

Restraint use and seating position among child car passengers: an observational study in Shanghai

S Pan, W Du, F Jiang, L Bilston, J Brown… - Accident Analysis & …, 2011 - Elsevier
Child passenger restraint practices in China are poorly characterized and few direct
observational studies have been performed. This study aims to describe child passenger …

Child restraint use in Canadian provinces with and without legislation in 2010

A Simniceanu, SA Richmond, A Snowdon… - Traffic injury …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: When used correctly, child safety seats reduce the risk of injury to a child
passenger compared to seat belts. The objectives of this study are to (1) describe restraint …

Modeling improvements in booster seat use: a discrete choice conjoint experiment

CE Cunningham, BS Bruce, AW Snowdon… - Accident Analysis & …, 2011 - Elsevier
Automobile crashes are the leading cause of death in children aged 1–14 years. Many
children, however, are not properly restrained in safety seats that reduce serious injury and …

Differences in participant characteristics and observed child restraint use between population-based and restraint fitting service samples

J Brown, B Albanese, C Ho, J Elkington… - Traffic injury …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To compare characteristics and restraint use between a population-based and
fitting service sample of child restraint users. Method Characteristics of the two samples …

An observational study of child safety seat use in an international safe community: Tehran, Iran

M Moradi, N Khanjani, AR Nabipour - Traffic injury prevention, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Despite strong evidence of the effectiveness of child safety seats in reducing
injuries, the use of these devices in some communities is still rare. The purpose of this study …

Who are the Dangerous Drivers?

B Zhuang, JB Karl, C Nyce, L Powell - Available at SSRN 4876485, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
We apply a novel methodology to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) dataset to
estimate and compare the likelihood of engaging in specific risky driving behaviors across …

Prevalence and predictors of booster seat use in Alberta, Canada

RP Golonka, BM Dobbs, BH Rowe… - Canadian journal of public …, 2016 - Springer
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of booster seat misuse in a Canadian province
and identify determinants of non-use. METHODS: A cross-sectional study using parking lot …

Impact of errors in age estimates on the classification of proper child occupant restraint use: an observational survey

C Nie, I Colunga, M McCoy… - Injury …, 2013 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Background Proper classification of child occupant restraint use is dependent on the age of
the child occupant. Observations of vehicle restraint use involve estimating child age. If …