@article{ref1,
title="Child passengers injured in motor vehicle crashes",
journal="Journal of safety research",
year="2015",
author="Romano, Eduardo O. and Kelley-Baker, Tara",
volume="52",
number="",
pages="1-8",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: During 2010, 171,000 children aged 0-14 were injured in motor vehicle crashes. Despite the severity of the problem, research has been limited, and most of what we know about these children emanates from fatal crash databases. <br><br>METHOD: Using information from the General Estimates System, this effort examines the occurrence of non-fatal crashes among children aged 0-14 over the last decade. <br><br>RESULTS: We found that about 1% of the non-injured children in the file had been driven by a driver who was positive for alcohol. This percentage climbed to about 2% among children who had suffered injuries. Compared with the proportion of alcohol-positive drivers at the time of the crash, the proportion of drivers who sped or failed to obey a traffic signal was significantly higher. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: The finding that drinking and driving with children did not decrease over time questions the adequacy of the extant child endangerment laws.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4375",
doi="10.1016/j.jsr.2014.10.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2014.10.001"
}