Citation

Santis Klinich K, Pritz HB, Beebe MS, Welty KE. Proc. Stapp Car Crash Conf. 1994; 38: 245-264.

Affiliation

Transportation Research Center, Inc

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Society of Automotive Engineers SAE)

DOI

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Abstract

The survey discussed in this paper investigates how well current vehicle restraints and belt-positioning booster seats meet the needs of children aged 7 to 12 years. The restraint fit study recorded how seat belts fit 155 older children seated in three different vehicles when they were used with and without belt-positioning booster seats. One specific goal was to determine the largest size child who benefited from booster seats, and the smallest child that could effectively use three-point belts alone. A simple anthropometric survey of the child volunteers was also conducted as part of the restraint fit study.