Intro -- CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ISSUES -- CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ISSUES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 CHILD RESTRAINT SEATS: USE, MISUSE AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVED ACTION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- TRAFFIC SAFETY BENEFITS OF CRS -- CHILD RESTRAINT MISUSE -- PREVALENCE OF MISUSE: THE ISSUES -- Prevalence of Misuse and Impact on Child Occupant Safety -- Prevalence of Use/Misuse in Different Countries -- Japan -- Canada -- Mexico -- UK -- Italy -- France -- Singapore -- Michigan - US -- Technical Reasons for Child Safety Seat Misuse -- Emerging Technology to Reduce CRS Misuse: LATCH (Low Anchors and Tethers for Children) -- Effectiveness of the LATCH System -- Emerging Issues with the LATCH System -- Reduction and Prevention of CRS Misuse: Promising Strategies -- Unrestrained Child Occupant Fatalities: Statistics for Thought -- US -- Japan -- Canada -- CRS CRITICAL MISUSE AND OLDER CHILD OCCUPANT FATALITIES -- Critical Misuses -- Evidence of Critical Misuse Rates -- Australia -- US -- A FOCUS ON BOOSTER SEATS -- The Prevalence of Booster Seat Use/Misuse -- Necessity of Booster Seats -- Cost-Effectiveness of Booster Seats -- LEGISLATION AND BOOSTER SEAT USE -- The Powerful Story of Anton Skeen -- Best Evidence Strategies to Increase Booster Seat Use -- COMPREHENSIVENESS OF CURRENT CRS LAWS AND BOOSTER SEAT LEGISLATION: DISSEMINATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS -- Impact of Current CRS Law -- Booster Seat Legislation in Canadian Provinces -- Ontario -- British Columbia -- New Brunswick -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Nova Scotia -- Prince Edward Island -- Quebec -- European Booster Seat Legislation -- UK Booster Seat Legislation -- US Booster Seat Legislation -- Japanese Booster Seat Legislation -- Belgium's Booster Seat Legislation -- GAPS IN CURRENT CHILD RESTRAINT LAWS -- Rear Seating for Child Occupants.
