Chinanews client, Beijing, December 2 (Reporter Zhang Ni) December 2 is National Traffic Safety Day.
In recent years, child safety seats have become a must-have for families with babies.
Research data from the Global Child Safety Organization in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen in 2021 show that the penetration rate and ownership rate of child safety seats have increased.
However, how to use safety seats correctly and let the equipment of child safety seats land in more cities is still an important issue in the field of traffic safety.
Data map photo by Zhang Lang
One of the biggest "killers" endangering the lives of children
According to the World Health Organization's "Global Road Safety Status Report 2018", traffic accidents are the eighth leading cause of human deaths, and traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for people aged 5 to 29.
According to data from the "Annual Report on Road Traffic Accidents of the People's Republic of China (2019)" by the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, in 2019 alone, 2,593 children under the age of 15 died in traffic accidents, and 19,619 children under the age of 15 were injured, which is equivalent to every day Seven children have left the world due to traffic accidents, and more than 50 children and families have suffered physical and psychological trauma caused by traffic accidents. Among them, children aged 1-6 account for more than 30%.
Road traffic safety accidents are still one of the biggest “killers” that endanger the lives and health of children and young people. The problem of road traffic safety for children in China is still severe.
Ma Sheqiang, Assistant Dean and Associate Professor of the School of Traffic Management, People’s Public Security University of China, introduced at the 12·2 Special Online Seminar on “You are safe on the'chair' road and'Children' walk” organized by the Institute of Public Communication of Renmin University of China. In recent years, data on minors killed and injured by traffic accidents has found that the data on minor deaths due to traffic accidents has decreased year by year, but the data on injuries is still increasing year by year, and the issue of minor traffic accident injuries should be taken seriously.
He emphasized that among them, children aged 1-6 are injured in traffic accidents more prominently, and the number is relatively high. How to increase the protection of minors and improve the passive safety of children in traffic accidents is very important. It is mandatory to use Child safety seats, safety belts, helmets and other protective devices will provide a good protection for minors.
Data map: Safety seats equipped on buses. Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhai Yujia
The rule of law guarantees continuous improvement, experts call for detailed measures to be implemented
The newly revised Law on the Protection of Minors was formally implemented on June 1, 2021. It clearly requires that “Parents or other guardians of minors should take measures such as being equipped with child safety seats, educating minors to abide by traffic rules, etc., to prevent accidents. Adults were injured by traffic accidents".
The "China Children's Development Program (2021-2030)" announced in September 2021 also involves the use of child safety seats.
At the same time, many places have begun to improve relevant legislation.
For example, Fujian passed the "Regulations on the Use of Safety Seats for Children in Motor Vehicles in Fujian Province" in May 2021, requiring children to use safety seats when riding in motor vehicles, which strengthened the coordination of public security traffic control departments, kindergartens, media and other relevant departments. Co-governance and clear penalties.
Yu Xukun, deputy director of the Beijing Youth Legal Aid and Research Center, said that although corresponding regulations have been formulated at the national level and in some places, many places still lack attention to the safety of children’s travel, and it is urgent to formulate more detailed measures to promote their implementation. Implement.
For example, “minors under 10 years of age or under 135 cm in height riding in a family passenger car” are clearly defined as the object of use of restraint devices such as child safety seats.
Fang Dan, the road safety and injury prevention program officer of the World Health Organization’s representative office in China, emphasized that although legislation is the most effective method, we must also consider parents’ willingness to use, buy, afford, choose the right, and install Each link is a series of issues, such as "Many installations, proper use" and so on. Each link is a huge task that requires the coordination of multiple departments and the participation of the whole society.
Data Picture by Tian Wen
The increase in the penetration rate of safety seats and the correct use should be paid attention to
"China Children's Road Traffic Safety Blue Book 2015" shows that the installation and utilization rate of child safety seats is less than 10%.
However, in early 2021, the Global Child Safety Organization conducted a survey on the use of safety seats for families with children aged 0-6 in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, and found that the average safety seat ownership rate in the three cities reached 79. %.
The penetration rate and ownership rate have increased, but "applauding or not" has become a new problem: in families with safety seats, only 53% always use child safety seats, and 2% Respondents have never let their children use it, and only half of the parents know the correct usage methods such as installation location and forward and reverse use.
In a survey of families that are not equipped with child safety seats, it is found that "children have fewer opportunities to go out in the car", "children are unwilling to use", and "child seats take up too much space in the car" are the three main reasons; The reasons why safety seats are not used during the survey found that "children are unwilling to use" and "driving in the city, short distances" are the two main reasons.
Cui Minyan, chief representative and executive director of the Global Child Safety Organization (China), said that the survey data found that parents have a general awareness of the protective effect of child safety seats, but awareness does not mean that they will use them. The awareness of the necessity and the correct use of this product still needs to be strengthened.
Liang Mei, president of the China Toys and Baby Products Association, said that when sorting out the problem of unqualified safety seats in 2019-2021, it was found that excessive horizontal displacement is the most prone to quality unqualified problem of child safety seats.
She reminded consumers to pay attention to product safety, the weight matching of the seat and the child, and the matching of the product and the vehicle when purchasing products, look for national standards and 3C certification marks, and also install location and forward and reverse use during use. Need extra attention.
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