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      <title>Child Restraint Frontal Fleet Testing at Contract Laboratories to Support FMVSS 213 Evaluation</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This research includes testing to support responses to comments on FMVSS 213 frontal NPRM.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:24:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Child Passenger Safety Perceptions and Practices in Ride-sharing Vehicles</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This project will produce a report that addresses (1) how people secure their children when riding in ride-share vehicles, (2) how caregiver and driver perceptions of Child Restraint System (CRS) use in the ride-sharing context and potential autonomous vehicles compared to personal vehicles, and (3) how to improve CRS use in ride-share vehicles by providing practical ideas. To that end, the project involves a literature review of studies on CRS use in ride-share vehicles and other shared mobility situations; an observational study in one major urban area and one tourist destination; and focus groups with caregivers and ride-share drivers.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 09:23:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Countermeasures That/At Work Updates</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The objectives of this project are to develop the 11th and 12th editions of Countermeasures That Work and the 2nd edition of Countermeasures At Work. The Countermeasures That Work guide was originally prepared in 2005 and is now updated biennially with the 10th edition to be published in 2020. Countermeasures That Work addresses countermeasures in the ten program areas of alcohol- and drug-impaired driving, seat belt use and child restraints, speeding and speed management, distracted driving, drowsy driving, motorcycle safety, young
drivers, older drivers, pedestrian safety, and bicycle safety. Each of these topic chapters includes a short background section relaying current data trends that is followed by a description of applicable countermeasures, and an explanation their effectiveness, use, cost, and time to implement. The guide additionally provides a list of resource websites and references for each topic. This project will update the 11th edition, which will be published in 2021, and the 12th edition, which will be published in 2023. The 11th edition of Countermeasures That Work will cover material published in the two-year period between 6/1/2018-5/31/2020, and the 12th edition will cover the interval between 6/1/2020-5/31/2022. The companion document Countermeasures At Work will be published in the interim between the 11th and 12th editions of Countermeasures That Work. The 2nd Countermeasures At Work edition will update the current four- and five-star countermeasure write-ups with new localities that are using the targeted effective countermeasures. The 2nd edition will also add a three-star countermeasure locality synopses.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:25:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Ensuring Child Safety in For-Hire Rideshare Vehicles</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rideshare services provided by companies like Uber and Lyft have become much more popular in recent years. In Q4 2021, Uber reported an average of 19.5 million trips a day worldwide, and Lyft reported 18.7 million active riders (defined as riders who take at least one trip during the quarter). As personal vehicles become less desirable and common among urban residents, rideshare and taxi services will likely continue to become more popular. 
Unfortunately, growing evidence suggests that use of child restraint systems (CRS) in rideshare and taxi vehicles is much lower than usage rates in personal vehicles. Since CRS are a crucial tool in decreasing the risk of crash injury for children, this research aimed to ensure that advances in personal mobility in the U.S. are not accompanied by setbacks in child safety.
The objective of this research was to develop guidance to identify and prioritize the types of behavioral interventions needed to improve child passenger (defined as children under 13 years of age) safety in the for-hire ride share environment, including taxis.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 12:04:43 GMT</pubDate>
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