Assessing tether anchor labeling and usability in pickup trucks

• Published in: Traffic injury prevention Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 287 - 291
• Main Authors: Klinich, Kathleen D., Manary, Miriam A., Malik, Laura A., Flannagan, Carol A., Jermakian, Jessica S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 03.04.2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Anchors; Automobile industry; Automobile safety; Automobiles - statistics & numerical data; Child; Child restraint; Child Restraint Systems - standards; Child restraints; Child, Preschool; Equipment Design; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant Equipment - standards; Labeling; Male; Motor Vehicles; Passenger safety; Pickup trucks; Plastics; Protective Devices - standards; Records; Seat Belts - standards; Teaching methods; Test procedures; tethers; Traffic accidents & safety; Trucks; Tundra; Webbing; pickup trucks; Child restraint; tethers
• ISSN: 1538-9588; 1538-957X; 1538-957X
• DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2017.1383986

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate vehicle factors associated with child restraint tether use and misuse in pickup trucks and evaluate 4 labeling interventions designed to educate consumers on proper tether use. Methods: Volunteer testing was performed with 24 subjects and 4 d...