The common characteristics and behaviors of child occupants in motor vehicle travel.
Conclusions: This is the first naturalistic driving study (NDS) to specifically explore the factors associated with child occupants' head position when travelling in a CRS. Findings from the current study can be used to inform the positioning of anthropometric test dummies (ATD) in CRS testing, guide improvements to CRS/vehicle design, and develop targeted educational strategies to improve child occupant safety.
PMID: 31567027 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Cross SL, Koppel S, Arbogast KB, Bohman K, Rudin-Brown CM, Charlton JL Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research