Design features for correct use of child car restraints

该项目旨在最大限度地减少不正确使用儿童约束装置，这使儿童在车祸中受伤的风险增加了两倍。每两个坐车的孩子中就有一个被不正确地束缚住。通过自然主义和流行病学研究，该项目将描述儿童约束设计的特征，这些特征可以最大限度地减少约束设计、父母和儿童之间在现实世界中相互作用的错误，并确定使用优化设计约束的有效性。这项研究将帮助儿童约束制造商改进他们的产品，设计更好的儿童约束系统，减少车祸中对儿童的伤害。

This project aims to minimise incorrect use of child restraints, which triple the risk of injury to children in car crashes. One in two children travelling in cars are incorrectly restrained. Using naturalistic and epidemiological studies, this project will characterise child restraint design features that minimise errors related to the real world interaction between restraint design, parents and children, and determine the effectiveness of using optimally designed restraints. This research will help child restraint manufacturers to improve their products and design better child restraint systems, that reduce injury to children in crashes.