Preliminary Data Indicate That Booster Seat Laws Increase Child Safety Seat Use
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Preliminary Data Indicate That Booster Seat Laws Increase Child Safety Seat Use

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  • Alternative Title:
    Traffic Tech: Preliminary Data Indicate That Booster Seat Laws Increase Child Safety Seat Use;Traffic Safety Facts no, 331 (August 2007);
  • Corporate Creators:
    United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Corporate Contributors:
    TransAnalytics, LLC
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    Brief
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  • Contracting Officer:
    Siegler, John
  • Corporate Publisher:
    United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Abstract:
    On June 1, 2006, Wisconsin enacted a child passenger safety law requiring children between 4 and 8 years old or who weigh between 40 and 79 pounds and are no taller than 4 feet 9 inches to be restrained in booster seats. The law does not require the booster seat to be placed in a back seat. During a six-month grace period, police issued written warnings instead of citations for first-time violations. Beginning January 1, 2007, police issued citations for violations. Prior to June 1, 2006, Wisconsin law required all children under 4 to be in child restraints, and children between 4 and 8 years old to be in child restraints or safety belts. While Wisconsin's child passenger safety (CPS) law is a primary enforcement law, meaning police can write tickets to parents and care givers of improperly restrained children, Wisconsin's adult seat belt law is a secondary enforcement law. Police can only give an adult seat belt violation if a driver is pulled over for another violation. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation developed a one-page information sheet and card to provide details of the new law for law enforcement personnel and the public. The Wisconsin Bureau of Transportation Safety also ran an article on the new law in its May newsletter. The American Automobile Association (AAA) of Wisconsin and Safe Kids Worldwide (SKW) held a news conference in Madison on June 1 in conjunction with SKW car seat checks around the State. In order to examine the effectiveness of this law to increase booster seat use among children of booster seat age, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration contracted with TransAnalytics, LLC, and its subcontractor, Program Professionals, Inc., to conduct an observational survey of booster seat use in Wisconsin before and after the law changed.
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