Ehsani Johnathon P, Michael Jeffrey P, Gielen Andrea
Center for Injury Research and Policy, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Hampton House 555, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Inj Epidemiol. 2021 Mar 1;8(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s40621-021-00302-4.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for young children. Millions of ridesharing trips are taken each day, and use of these services is predicted to increase. Therefore, it is important to examine the safety of children in these vehicles. We conducted a survey of a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults aged 18 years or older (N = 2017). Of the total sample, 450 respondents reported being a parent or legal guardian of children below the age of 10. Of these, 307 or 68% had ever used ridesharing. Among those who had used ridesharing, a total of 253 or 82% reported using ridesharing with their children below the age of 10 years. Among this group, rideshare use was significantly higher among individuals with college education, and in higher income households. Given that the majority of U.S. states have legislation exempting rideshare vehicles from child restraint system law coverage, our finding of high rates of rideshare use among parents suggests that a large number of children could be at risk of injury due to a lack of appropriate restraint use.
机动车碰撞是幼儿死亡的主要原因。每天都有数以百万计的拼车出行，预计此类服务的使用还会增加。因此，研究儿童在这些车辆中的安全性很重要。我们对年龄在18岁及以上的具有全国代表性的美国成年人样本（N = 2017）进行了一项调查。在总样本中，450名受访者报告自己是10岁以下儿童的父母或法定监护人。其中，307人（即68%）曾使用过拼车服务。在那些使用过拼车服务的人中，共有253人（即82%）报告曾带着10岁以下的孩子乘坐拼车。在这一组中，受过大学教育的人和高收入家庭的拼车使用率明显更高。鉴于美国大多数州都有立法豁免拼车车辆遵守儿童约束系统法律规定，我们关于父母中拼车使用率高的调查结果表明，大量儿童可能因未正确使用适当的约束装置而面临受伤风险。
