CHILD CASUALTIES BEFORE AND AFTER ENACTMENT OF CHILD RESTRAINT SEATS (CRS) LEGISLATION IN JAPAN
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Child Casualties before and after Enactment of Child Restraint Seats (crs) Legislation in Japan
Road Traffic Law Article 17-3-4 of April 2000 specifies the compulsory requirement for child safety seats in Japan. The objectives of this preliminary evaluation were to measure the effectiveness, benefits and usage of safety seats for child passengers aged 0-5 years by analyzing the child casualty data for the period of 1991-2002. Two statistical methods were used to quantify time trends (inte...
متن کاملChild motor vehicle occupant and pedestrian casualties before and after enactment of child restraint seats legislation in Japan.
PROBLEM Prevention of injuries to child passengers is a significant public health priority, as motor vehicle-related injuries remain a leading cause of death for children in Japan. The purpose of compulsory child restraint seats legislation in April 2000 was to reduce the number of child passengers killed or injured in motor vehicle crashes. METHODS The objectives of this preliminary evaluati...
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عنوان ژورنال: IATSS Research
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0386-1112
DOI: 10.1016/s0386-1112(14)60146-1