Judicial Perspectives on Child Passenger Protection Legislation

Details

• Creators:
  Howard, Julie S. ; Sontag, Dianne B. ; Heathington, Kenneth W. ; Lo, Mark
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Center for Transportation Research
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ; Tennessee. Governor's Highway Safety Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Child restraint systems
  • Transportation safety
  • Judges
  • State laws
  • Questionnaires
  • Interviewing
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-HS-805-803 ; NTIS-PB81188682
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1525047
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  Tennessee
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Description:
  This report provides an analysis of judicial perspectives of general sessions judges concerning the Tennessee child passenger protection law. Two methods were employed to gather information: questionnaire were mailed to 103 judges while 12 judges participated in personal interviews. The majority of the general sessions judges replied that the law was a good one and felt that young children, who are unable to make decisions for themselves, should be protected from injury and death by this legislation. The judges felt that the most effective method to dispose of law cases was proof of child restraint device purchase and that the least effective method was nonenforcement. Both the corresponding group and the interviewees believed that the law should be amended to include all drivers rather than just parents and guardians. The interviewee group also wanted the "babes-in-arms" clause and the vehicle exemptions clause removed from the law. Both groups felt that the law should be enforced and that the law should be rewritten for clearer meaning. /Abstract from report summary page/
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-HS-7-01730
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1267/dot_1267_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.27 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3d3240fafc00f8b7d41ca8e369bc0f3d2311178a9996115407624068a3a758a2