Evaluation of the Effectiveness of CRS Related Design Changes in Reducing Installation Errors
The objective of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of possible solutions for reducing installation error rates. Testing is needed to determine whether errors can be reduced with improvements to child seat instructions, vehicle user manuals, child seat labels, child seat design, or various aspects of vehicle design.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Program Information: Human Factors and Engineering Integration
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $250000.00
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Sponsor Organizations:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Tsai, Yi-Fang
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Performing Organizations:
University of Michigan
Transportation Research Institute
Ann Arbor, MI United StatesVirginia Transportation Research Council
530 Edgemont Road
Charlottesville, VA United States 22903 - Start Date: 20120510
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- Source Data: RiP Project 30973
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Child restraint systems; Errors; Improvements; Installation; Vehicle design
- Uncontrolled Terms: Manufacturer instructions
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01465135
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Department of Transportation
- Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:55PM