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Title:

IMPACT OF LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ON CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY

Accession Number:

00367454

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/03611981

Abstract:

The State of Tennessee passed legislation in 1977 (effective January 1, 1978) requiring that children under four years of age who are traveling in motor vehicles, with certain exceptions, be restrained in child-restraint devices (CRDs). A large-scale public information and education (PI&E) program was established that concluded with an analysis of the impact on child passenger safety of the legislation and PI&E program. The PI&E program involved two intensity levels of application: (a) a higher-intensity level, called the comprehensive plan (CP), and (b) a lower-intensity level, called the basic state plan (BSP). At the end of a two-year period, the CRD use rate was increased 103 percent over the baseline rate based on statewide estimates. The CP, when applied to target areas during the operational period of this research, was significantly more effective in increasing CRD use than the BSP. The expected number of deaths was reduced by 10 over a three-year period. There was a strong correlation between individuals using seat belts and individuals protecting their children by placing them in CRDs. Characteristics of nonusers of CRDs were identified through various statistical analyses. A nonuser is (a) less likely to be wearing a seat belt, (b) more likely to have a lower education-attainment level, (c) more likely to have more passengers in the vehicle, (d) more likely to be transporting older children (under four years of age), (e) less likely to be the parent of a child, (f) likely to be in a lower income bracket, and (g) less likely to own the vehicle. (Author)

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Task Force on Occupant-Restraint Systems. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Accession #:

00370202

Report/Paper Numbers:

HS-033 624

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Heathington, K W
Philpot, John W
Perry, Randy L

Pagination:

pp 62-70

Publication Date:

1982

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 844
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

61st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1982-1-18 to 1982-1-22

ISBN:

0309033225

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures (8) ; Maps (1) ; References (14) ; Tables (4)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Effectiveness; Traffic laws

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

Files:

HSL, TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Dec 30 1983 12:00AM

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