70% of Chinese parents do not install car child safety seats

According to Voice of China's "News Evening Peak" report, during the Spring Festival, the family travels by car and has more seats. Some parents may choose to embrace children while riding. In fact, this approach is very dangerous.

Did you let your child sit in the co-pilot position while driving? Do you use child safety seats on your private car? Researchers of the "China Blue Book on Autonomy in Society" pointed out that at present, the use rate of child safety seats in China is still less than 1%.

According to Dr. Chen Hui, author of the “Car Society Blue Book”, 75.66% of China’s cars do not have child safety seats installed; 39.95% of parents used to let children sit in the co-driver’s seat; and 43.12% of parents chose to have children while driving. 10.05% of parents think that airbags can effectively protect children. "Lack of this knowledge may have some serious consequences."

The “Blue Book” survey shows that 75.66% of China’s cars do not have child safety seats; 39.95% of parents have children sitting in the co-pilot position; and 43.12% of parents choose to embrace children while riding; 10.05% of parents It is believed that airbags can effectively protect children. These are the main reasons why children in traffic accidents are seriously injured.

The Blue Book points out that many parents in China have a weak sense of traffic safety, especially the awareness of children's car safety is still in a budding state, and there is even a "fatal" misunderstanding. Dr. Chen Hui gave parents a small reminder of their safety knowledge.

Chen Hui: For example, when a car moves forward at 48 millimeters, when a 7-kilometre child encounters an impact, they produce 275 kilograms of forward sprint. Adults simply cannot hold it. The second is the moment when the airbag bursts, it will give the child a deadly lethal head. The third is the correct use of child restraint systems, which can greatly reduce child casualties.

Researchers in the "Social Blue Book of the Society" concluded that the researchers' road traffic accidents are not necessarily linked to the number of vehicles by analyzing the survey data. This leads us to think about a question: Is it a car or a person who threatens the safety of children in China?

Dr. Hui Chen, author of the “Car Society Blue Book” analyzed the causes of children’s car safety issues for us.

Chen Hui: One is the imbalance between responsibility and rights, the second is the absence of relevant standards and regulations, and the third is insufficient propaganda.

Survey data shows that more than 18,500 children under the age of 14 die each year in traffic safety accidents in China, and the mortality rate is 2.5 times that of Europe and 2.6 times that of the United States. Dr. Chen Hui specifically mentioned that the characteristics of the Chinese family structure are also one of the reasons for the frequent occurrence of child safety accidents.

Chen Hui: From the point of view of residence and interaction, most of the core families of Chinese cities are mainly parents of both parties, brothers and sisters of both parties, and live in or near a city. Most of the frequency of their interaction with their parents is once a week. Or more than two times. Most families purchase economical cars. For families that live with the elderly, car seats can become very crowded if they are installed. This can affect the family's choice of safety seats.