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Description of Resource:

The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends child safety seat laws based on strong evidence of their effectiveness in increasing child safety seat use. Child safety seat laws require children riding in motor vehicles to be restrained in federally approved infant or child safety seats. Requirements vary by state based on a child’s age, weight, height, or a combination of these factors. Enforcement guidelines and penalties also vary, but all such laws allow drivers to be stopped for failing to place children in safety seats as required under the law.

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Developed By:

Community Preventive Services Task Force

Developer Type:

Non-Federal Government

Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):

Injury and Violence Prevention

Healthy People 2020 Objectives:

IVP-11, IVP-12, IVP-16, IVP-13, IVP-14

Resource Type:

Systematic Review

Citation:

The Community Guide [Internet]. Motor Vehicle Injury – Child Safety Seats: Laws Mandating Use. c1998– [cited 2017 Feb 13]. Available from: https://www.thecommunityguide.org/content/motor-vehicle-injury-child-safety-seats-laws-mandating-use

Tags:

LHI, Effect Behavioral Change, Reduce Injury, Reduce Morbidity, Reduce Mortality, Community- & Faith-Based Organizations, Government & Policymakers, Law Enforcement, Behavioral & Social, Environmental & Policy, Primary Prevention, Caregivers, Families & Households, Parents

Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-resources/evidence-based-resource/motor-vehicle-injury-%E2%80%93-child-safety-seats-laws
Source Agency: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Healthy People (ODPHP-HP)
Captured Date: 2016-06-09 15:57:20.0