A risky treat: exploring parental perceptions of the barriers to seating their children in the rear seats of passenger vehicles

摘要

BackgroundSitting in the rear seat of a vehicle rather than in the front seat reduces children's risk of injury or death by ⩾35% in the event of a crash. As road trauma is a leading cause of child morbidity and mortality in highly motorised nations, even in countries where restraint use is high, encouraging parents to place children in the rear seats of vehicles offers a low-cost avenue to improving children's overall health. However, little is known about the factors that affect parents' decisions about seating positions.