2013 年 29 巻 1 号 p. 42-53
This study assesses the seating position of children under six years in their parent’s vehicles, particularly, whether or not young children use a child’s car seat when traveling in their parent’s, friend’s, or relative’s vehicles. We distributed a questionnaire survey targeting parents with young children. Of the respondents, 33% used the front passenger seat as a child’s safety seat. In addition, 69% of the respondents reported that their children used a car seat for short excursions such as shopping in the neighborhood, and 90% answered that their children used a child’s seat when traveling longer distances. However, only 9% of the respondents stated that their children did not travel in vehicles owned by friends or relatives if they were unable to use a child’s safety seat. Parents who reported not using a child’s seat stated that this was because the child was reluctant to use the seat and/or that the installation of a seat proved to be too difficult.