Precious Cargo
Promote Child Safety
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Automotive child restraint systems have a proven record of saving the lives of numerous children and reducing serious injury of thousands of others. Unfortunately, there are still too many casualties; both fatal and debilitating injuries among restrained children. More tragic are the children who are lost because they were unrestrained and totally unprotected in violent vehicle crashes. "Don't be a Dummy". Advancing child safety is the goal that everyone should strive to achieve. We need the car companies, the juvenile car seat manufacturers and our government (NHTSA) to promote cooperation between each other by raising standards and crash testing child seats in actual vehicles and in typical accident scenarios, such as frontal and offset tests as well as side. rear and rollover impacts. Parents, caregivers and safety advocates should insist that child seat companies and car companies work together to save the children.
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Precious Cargo is a term safety advocates use to describe helpless children who are at risk when riding in automobiles. These fragile passengers are dependent upon parents and caregivers to protect them and ensure their wellbeing. Motor vehicle crashes claim thousands of child fatalities and debilitating injuries every year. Unrestrained children are at the greatest risk of death and serious injury. Use of Child Restraint Systems is essential to protect your loved ones. The author reviews the historical basis of child car seats and the evolution of child safety restraints to date. Child restraint systems have a proven record of saving the lives of numerous children, and reducing serious injury of thousands of others. However, it has been a rocky road. Current child seats are effective when used correctly but misuse; confusion, and product recalls have tainted the industry. Progress toward advancing child safety has stalled; with little progress over the past 40 years. Obsolete and ineffective testing methodology needs to be corrected to advance the state-of-art. The Car companies are not involved in child restraint design, crash testing or vehicle installation problems. The National Highway Traffic safety Administration (NHTSA) oversight has been negligent and ineffective in advancing child safety technology. Cooperation between car companies, child seat manufacturers, NHTSA, and concerned safety advocates as the way-forward to advancing child safety is presented.
About the Author
Arthur W. Hoffmann, Ed.D,P.E., is a registered Professional engineer who eas engaged in the development of automotive safety design and standards since the early 1960's. Dr. hoffmann developed the first "child safety seat" for General Motors, which was marketed as the GM Love Seat. He is the CEO of TEAM Resources, Inc., founded in 1989. The author holds several U.S. automotive patents. Art and Carolyn reside in Traverse City, Michigan.