On average, three children were killed
and an estimated 470 children were injured every day in the United
States in traffic crashes. Of the 1,149 traffic fatalities
involving children 14 and younger in 2013, 776 or roughly
two-thirds were occupants of passenger vehicles. Of these 776
fatalities, restraint use was known for 719, of whom 412 or 57%
were restrained by child restraints or seat belts. To better
understand child restraint use, approval is requested to conduct a
study to identify user errors related to: the selection of Child
Restraint Systems (CRS) based on a child’s height/weight/age,
installation of the selected CRS in various vehicle make and
models, and securing the child in the CRS. In addition to the
user’s knowledge of and experience with various CRSs, specific
features or designs of the vehicles and CRSs as well as their
respective manuals may contribute to various types of errors. The
proposed study attempts to identify the various user errors and
provide insight into the causal factors that contribute to errors
related to selecting CRSs and properly securing children in them,
with both novice and experienced users. Findings will provide
useful information to the public regarding error-prone factors
related to selecting the right CRS and installing the CRS. In
addition, the findings will transition to efforts in reducing or
removing error-prone factors from the CRS selection and
installation processes.
US Code:
49 USC 301, 30168 Name of Law: Motor Vehicle Safety Act of
1966
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