Was this booster study ever posted?

Jennifer mom to my 7 · Aug 12, 2010

NY state, comparing injury rates before, after, and during the 2005 child restraint law change. It was in pediatrics.

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/peds.2010-0249v1

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/peds.2010-0249v1

Carrie_R · Aug 12, 2010

I don't remember seeing it before, thanks for posting.

More than the reduction in injury rates, I'm actually surprised that despite enacting the upgraded law, they're still only at 50% usage. Yikes. (The vast majority of people I know around here went out and bought their 4-8yos backlesses when our law passed, albeit grudgingly.)

joolsplus3 · Aug 12, 2010

Ooooh, it only came out 3 days ago, thanks! I can't wait to read it

hrice · Aug 12, 2010

People don't follow the laws because they really aren't inforced (or not where I live). Sad but true.

Jennifer mom to my 7 · Aug 12, 2010

See, now certain areas here have been trying to enforce the law. THey did this in Kingston last year, I had a thread on it, and had cops sitting at the pickup line.

http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=80989&highlight=kingston+booster

And they have upped the law as of November 2009 to under age 8, for booster use:thumbsup:

jourdysmom · Aug 12, 2010

Jennifer mom to my 7 said:
See, now certain areas here have been trying to enforce the law. THey did this in Kingston last year, I had a thread on it, and had cops sitting at the pickup line.

http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=80989&highlight=kingston+booster

And they have upped the law as of November 2009 to under age 8, for booster use:thumbsup:

But unfortunately most of the parents I know who were already past the 6y.o. law refuse to re-booster their kids

I know quite a few personally

hrice · Aug 12, 2010

Jennifer mom to my 7 said:
See, now certain areas here have been trying to enforce the law. THey did this in Kingston last year, I had a thread on it, and had cops sitting at the pickup line.

http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=80989&highlight=kingston+booster

And they have upped the law as of November 2009 to under age 8, for booster use:thumbsup:

I spoke to the school principal at my son's elementary last year and will push to have something like that done this year.

bobandjess99 · Aug 12, 2010

That's a great study. I also think that it probably helps us feel a bit better about tinies in cheap, not-the-best, and/or backless boosters, because chances are, most of those kids who were boostered from ages 4-6 due to the law, were probably in cosco backless boosters and the like, and yet, we STILL saw a reduction in injury. Might still be a far cry from what we would consider "best practice", but it's nice to know a 4 yo in a backless isn't the death sentence it is sometimes made out to be n the board.

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