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Collecting Car Seat Use Data to Help Save Lives

September 20, 2022

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death and injuries for children, 但是,这些可以通过将儿童安置在车辆的后座上并加以适当的约束来很大程度上防止. 今年9月,美国国家公路交通安全管理局(NHTSA)推出了全国儿童乘客安全周, 趣赢平台 Senior Study Directors Doreen De Leonardis, Ph.D., 和阿黛尔·波尔森反思了韦斯特代表国家公路交通安全管理局和其他儿童乘客安全倡导者所做的工作,他们提供了必要的数据和分析,以支持他们保护全国最年轻的车辆乘客安全的使命.

Passenger Vehicles

关键数据由全国助推器座椅使用调查(NSUBS)收集。, the only probability-based nationwide child restraint use survey in the U.S. 趣赢平台 designed this survey, 哪一个通过观察和访谈提供了对儿童约束使用的估计, and has conducted it annually since 2006 and biannually since 2009. “Our trained data collectors visit daycare centers, fast food restaurants, gas stations, and recreational centers in 30 counties nationwide,” Dr. De Leonardis, the project director, explains. “载着儿童乘客的车辆驶入这些企业的停车场, 我们观察了所有乘客的克制使用,并与司机进行了简短的面谈,以确定年龄, height, weight, race, and ethnicity of children in the vehicle.“

“这些数据为NHTSA提供了全国儿童约束使用的估计数据,并允许安全倡导者了解儿童使用不适合其年龄的约束类型的频率, height, and weight,” Dr. De Leonardis says. “It also tells us how restraint use varies across regions and demographic groups, which helps NHTSA target its programs, messaging, and outreach to promote the importance of proper child restraint use.”

Child Passenger Safety Technicians

Although child restraint use has increased over the years, 许多儿童仍然面临严重或致命伤害的风险,因为他们要么在不受约束的情况下乘坐车辆, improperly placed in restraints, or placed in adult seat belts too early.

趣赢平台是国家数字汽车座椅检查表(NDCF)的项目合作伙伴。, along with the National Safety Council (NSC), Tennessee Tech iCube, AAA Mountain West Group, and NHTSA. The NDCF provides a national, 标准化数据收集工具,允许经过认证的儿童乘客安全技术人员(CPSTs)和指导员以数字方式记录儿童是否坐在与其年龄相符的汽车座椅上, height, and weight, 记录与汽车安全座椅安装方式有关的错误以及如何将孩子固定在汽车安全座椅上.

“这些数据为建立一个全国性的儿童乘客安全信息数据库提供了前所未有的机会,这可以提高汽车座椅项目的效率,并有助于指导汽车座椅和车辆的工程和设计改进。, states Ms. Polson, 趣赢平台’s project director for this effort. “安全倡导者利用这些数据获得有关汽车座椅使用情况的宝贵见解,并帮助他们提供有针对性的宣传和教育,” adds Ms. Polson.

As part of the NDCF team, 趣赢平台对收集到的数据进行清理和分析,并使美国各地的cpst可以轻松获得分析结果.S. by producing 3,000+ customized dashboards each month. “通过使用NDCF以数字方式记录在汽车座椅检查中观察到的和所做的事情,”她解释说. Polson, “我们可以迅速将准确的数据交到技术人员手中,然后技术人员可以教育父母和护理人员,帮助确保儿童每次乘坐都得到适当的约束。.”

Ride-Share Restraint Use

Children are increasingly riding in shared mobility vehicles, 护理人员和拼车司机是如何在出租车辆中使用汽车座椅的,这在很大程度上是未知的. 目前缺乏关于促进共享乘车儿童安全的最佳实践的研究, and regulatory inconsistencies (e.g., severity of fines, age of child covered by child restraint laws, etc.)只会让护理人员和出租司机感到困惑.

更好地了解照顾者和专车司机的行为和态度,以确保他们的孩子在专车服务中安全, 趣赢平台 is conducting an observational study for NHTSA. “我们计划通过与使用拼车车辆运送孩子的护理人员和拼车司机进行焦点小组讨论来增加观察数据,以更好地了解与儿童安全约束有关的看法, responsibilities, and potential intervention methods to increase use of car seats,” notes Dr. De Leonardis.

Dr. De Leonardis and Ms. Polson指出,经验丰富的趣赢平台交通研究人员带来了大规模的观测调查经验, child passenger safety expertise, 以及熟练的统计学家,使趣赢平台能够帮助国家公路交通安全管理局和其他运输安全利益相关者挽救生命,减少伤害.

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