| Title | Traffic Safety Facts Research Note: Additional Analysis of National Child Restraint Use Special Study: Child Restraint Misuse |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 65855 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Raymond, Paula D.; Searcy, Sarah; Findley, Daniel |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Impaired Driving and Occupant Protection |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 20180700 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The National Child Restraint Use Special Study (NCRUSS), conducted in 2011, recorded the use of car seats and belt-positioning booster seats in children from birth to 8 years old in 4,167 vehicles. Observers approached vehicles that carried at least one child. They interviewed the drivers and recorded observations of the restraint of one child per vehicle. Observers collected detailed information on drivers, vehicles, the restraint status of the child, the child’s car seat (if present), the installation of the car seat, and specific use of the car seat to restrain the child (e.g., harness placement and tightness). This included each driver’s self-reported confidence in the correct installation of the car seat. “Misuse” was defined as a characteristic of installation or use of a car seat/booster seat that may reduce the protection of the child in a crash. Installation did not have to be perfect. Only deviations that might compromise the protective function were defined as misuses for the purposes of the NCRUSS. |
| Public Note | Raymond, P., Searcy, S., & Findley, D. (2018, July). Additional analysis of National Child Restraint Use Special Study: Child restraint misuse (Traffic Safety Facts Research Note. Report No. DOT HS 812 527). Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
| Rosap ID | dot:38686 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38686 |
| TRT Terms | Child restraint systems; Passenger vehicles; Children; Data collection; Demographics; Human error; Safety; Highways |
| General Subjects | Child Restraints; Analysis; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; Traffic Safety Facts; Research Note |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1698977 |
| Report Number | DOT HS 812 527 |
| Resource type | Brief |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/65000/65800/65855/DOT-HS-812-527_20190221.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |