Evidence for Vehicles

EEVC Working Group 18 Report: Child Safety

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of child restraints in different types of impact, to assess levels and types of child restraint mis-use and to identify requirements for a child test dummy.

Author(s): European Enhanced Vehicle Safety Committee

Published: C Working Group 18, February 2006
Date: 09 Apr 2012
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The protection of children in cars - final report, TRL Report 458

Objectives: To improve the safety of children in cars by developing a dedicated child restraint attachment system (ISOFix) and a side impact test procedure for child restraints.

Author(s): Lowne, RW,Le Claire, M,Roberts, AK

Published: TRL Ltd, January 2000
Date: 09 Apr 2012
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Two thirds of child car seats not fitted correctly

Objectives: To assess the of correct and incorrect use of child car restraints.

Author(s): AA and Britax

Published: AA, 16 Feb 2009
Date: 09 Apr 2012
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Child Restraint Use Survey: LATCH Use and Misuse

Objectives: To collect information about the types of restraint systems being used. In particular, to identify whether drivers with Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren (LATCH)-equipped vehicles were using LATCH, and if so, were the seats properly installed.

Author(s): Lawrence E. Decina, Kathy H. Lococo, and Charlene T. Doyle

Published: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, December 2006
Date: 09 Apr 2012
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Cervical Spine Fractures Sustained by Young Children in Forward-Facing Car Seats

Objectives: To examine injury patterns to children involved in car crashes while using (correctly or incorrectly) child safety seats.

Author(s): Susan Fuchs, Martha J. Barthel, Ann Marie Flannery and Katherine K. Christoffel

Published: Pediatrics Vol 84 No 2, pp 348-352, August 1989
Date: 10 Apr 2012
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A Statistical Analysis of 28,00 Accident Cases with Emphasis on Occupant Restraint Value

Objectives: To establish the effectiveness of the three point seat belt.

Author(s): N. I. Bohlin

Published: SAE, 1967
Date: 01 Feb 2013
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Usage and effectiveness of seat and shoulder belts in rural Pennsylvania accidents

Objectives: To analyse the effectiveness of lap belts and shoulder belts for car occupants involved in accidents in rural Pennsylvania.

Author(s): Charles Jesse Kahane

Published: DOT HS-801 398, 1974
Date: 01 Feb 2013
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A statistical analysis of seat belt effectiveness in 1973-75 model cars involved in tow-away crashes

Objectives: To calculate an accurate assessment of the effectiveness of seat belts at preventing injury by overcoming several of the data collection issues which biased previous results.

Author(s): Donald W. Reinfurt, Claudio Z. Silva, Andrew F. Seiva

Published: DOT HS 802 035, 1976
Date: 01 Feb 2013
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Estimates of Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Effectiveness and Use: Implications for Occupant Crash Protection

Objectives: To identify the sources of bias in published studies on the effectiveness of seat belts.

Author(s): Leon Robertson

Published: American Journal of Public Health, September 1976, Vol 66, No 9.
Date: 01 Feb 2013
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Alleviation of injuries by use of seat belts

Objectives: To present the results of recent studies on occupant injury.

Author(s): Barbara Sabey, B.E Grant and C.A Hobbs

Published: Transport and Road Research Laboratory, TRRL Supplementary Report 289, 1976
Date: 01 Feb 2013
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