Design features for correct use of child car restraints

该项目旨在尽量减少不正确使用儿童约束装置的情况，这种情况会使儿童在车祸中受伤的风险增加三倍。每两个乘坐汽车的儿童中就有一个受到不正确的约束。使用自然和流行病学研究，该项目将验证儿童约束设计功能，最大限度地减少与约束设计，父母和儿童之间的真实的世界相互作用相关的错误，并确定使用最佳设计约束的有效性。这项研究将帮助儿童约束系统制造商改进他们的产品，设计更好的儿童约束系统，减少儿童在碰撞中的伤害。

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.