Governors Highway Safety Association
The States' Voice on Highway Safety

Identifying and Prioritizing Behavioral Interventions to Improve Child Passenger Safety in For-Hire Vehicles (BTS-11)

Child in Carseat
Federal Research Projects
January 1, 2020

This study developed a guide to identify and prioritize the types of behavioral interventions needed to improve child passenger (defined as children under 13 years of age) safety in the for-hire rideshare environment, including taxis.

Project Overview

The objective of this research was to develop a guide to identify and prioritize the types of behavioral interventions needed to improve child passenger (defined as children under 13 years of age) safety in the for-hire rideshare environment, including taxis. The guide includes tools, policy alternatives, educational strategies and messages, corporate best practices, and other relevant approaches to promote child passenger safety through increased child restraint system use.

Related Issues

Child Passengers

Related Resources

Federal Research Projects
Term raw: Federal Research Projects | Slug: federal-research-projects
June 26, 2025

Effects of Pre-hospital Blood Programs and Improved EMS Response Time on the Risk of Motor Vehicle Crash Mortality (BTS-43)

The objective of this research is to determine the accuracy of the FARS estimate that 40 percent of motor vehicle fatalities were alive at the scene by reviewing a sample of motor vehicle fatalities who did not die at the scene to determine if improved interventions, such as the availability of pre-hospital care options, blood products, and improved response times would improve survivability.
Read More