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January 31, 2006
SUVS FOUND NO SAFER FOR KIDS THAN ORDINARY CARS
A recent study in the Journal of Pediatrics, reported by Bloomberg, concludes that children are as likely to be injured in an accident riding in a sport-utility vehicle as in a passenger car, a study found. According to the report, The risk of injury to children wearing appropriate safety restraints was about 1.7 percent regardless of vehicle type, based on accident reports involving 3,922 children under the age of 16 Injuries from rollover accidents were more common in SUVs and outweighed the safety benefits of larger, heavier vehicle frames. The analysis was based on insurance claims collected between March 2000 and December 2003 from Bloomington, Illinois-based State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
For the source report, CLICK HERE.
Posted by MVHAP at January 31, 2006 08:17 AM