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PEDIATRICS Vol. 106 No. 4 October 2000, pp. 857-859

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS:
Children in Pickup Trucks

Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention

Pickup trucks have become increasingly popular in the United States. A recent study found that in crashes involving fatalities, cargo area passengers were 3 times more likely to die than were occupants in the cab. Compared with restrained cab occupants, the risk of death for those in the cargo area was 8 times higher. Furthermore, the increased use of extended-cab pickup trucks and air bag-equipped front passenger compartments creates concerns about the safe transport of children. The most effective preventive strategies are the legislative prohibition of travel in the cargo area and requirements for age-appropriate restraint use and seat selection in the cab. Parents should select vehicles that are appropriate for the safe transportation needs of the family. Physicians have an important role in counseling families and advocating public policy measures to reduce the number of deaths and injuries to occupants of pickup trucks.

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Statements of reaffirmation:

AAP Publications Retired and Reaffirmed

Pediatrics 114: 1126-1126. [Full Text]

AAP Publications Reaffirmed, January 2007
Pediatrics 119: 1031-1031. [Full Text]

The following policy statement has been revised:

Children in Pickup Trucks

Pediatrics 88: 393-394.



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