TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - A cross sectional observational study of child restraint use in Queensland following changes in legislation
JO  - Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety
A1  - Lennon, Alexia
SP  - 45
EP  - 53
VL  - 23
IS  - 2
N2  - As part of an evaluation of the 2010 legislation for child vehicle occupants in Queensland, roadside observations of private passenger vehicles were used to estimate the proportions of children aged under 7 years travelling in each of the five different restraint types (eg. forward-facing child restraint). Data was collected in four major population centres: Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Mackay and Townsville. Almost all children were restrained (95.1%, 95% CI 94.3-95.9%), with only 3.3% (95% CI 2.6-4.0%) clearly unrestrained and 44 (1.6%, 95% CI 1.1-2.1%) for whom restraint status could not be determined (‘unknown’). However, around 24% (95 CI 21.8-26.2%) of the target-aged children were deemed inappropriately restrained, primarily comprised of 3-6 year olds in seatbelts (18.7% of the 0-6 year olds, 95% CI 16.3-21.1%) or unrestrained (3.7% of the 0-6 year olds, 95% CI 2.5-4.9%) instead of booster seats. In addition, compliance appeared significantly lower for some regional locations where the proportion of children observed as completely unrestrained was relatively high and of concern.
LA  - en
SN  - 1832-9497
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -