Determinants of the acquisition and utilization of automobile child restraint devices: a survey among Dutch parents

On behalf of the Dutch Road Safety Association a survey of the use of child restraint devices (CRDs) in The Netherlands was conducted. In a population of 420 parents of children younger than 5 years old, 95% possessed at least one CRD, while 83% of the owners always, or most of the time, used a CRD when transporting a young child. It appeared that while the decision to buy a CRD was mainly determined by beliefs concerning safety and comfort provided by CRDs, the actual use of CRDs was determined primarily by the reaction of restrained children. Parents, once in possession of a CRD, seem to agr... Mehr ...