Where Children Sit in Cars: The Impact of Rhode Island’s New Legislation
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Objectives. This study evaluated the
impact of Rhode Island’s legislation requiring
children younger than 6 years to
sit in the rear of motor vehicles.
Methods. Roadside observations
were conducted in Rhode Island and
Massachusetts in 1997 and 1998. Multivariate
regression was used to evaluate
the proportion of vehicles carrying a child
in the front seat.
Results. Data were collected on
3226 vehicles carrying at least 1 child.
In 1998, Rhode Island vehicles were less
likely to have a child in the front seat than
in 1997 (odds ratio=0.6; 95% confidence
interval=0.5, 0.7), whereas no significant
changes in child passenger seating
behavior occurred in Massachusetts during
that period.
Conclusions. Rhode Island’s legislation
seems to have promoted safer child
passenger seating behavior.
