Child Passenger Safety Perception and Practices in Ride-Sharing Vehicles

Details

• Creators:
  De Leonardis, Doreen ; Levi, Sharon ; Benedick, Amy K ; Eisenhauer, Elizabeth ; Ferg, Robyn ; Petraglia, Elizabeth
• Corporate Creators:
  Westat, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Behavioral Safety Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Attitudes
  • Autonomous vehicles
  • Child restraint systems
  • Drivers
  • Focus groups
  • Literature reviews
  • Parents
  • Ridesharing
  • Shared mobility
  • Urban areas
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 813 532
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  This study explored how children are restrained when traveling in ride-share vehicles. An observational survey was conducted from July to August 2022. The target population was children from birth to 12 years old transported in ride-share vehicles. About half of children observed were traveling unrestrained and the remainder were either using the vehicle seat belt or some type of child restraint system (CRS). A substantial percentage of infants (46%), toddlers (49%), and children (51%) were traveling unrestrained. The observed CRS use rate was 8.1%, with 41% of restrained children using seat belts.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTNH2217D00044/693JJ920F000166
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72946/dot_72946_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 970.45 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Autonomous Vehicles ; NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6b29fc0bb000e452af7397c66b0af688f1615998e946ca0b74cf1bb0b7b2e42618e5dd3edc43559077540af2fe3211a477e69b8f622a91cee2c837cca09d5c22