Seat Restraints Don't Fit

Your articles on automobile safety for children1-6 are most heartening. Few, if any other, areas in pediatrics have such potential to produce a major and immediate improvement in the health of our children. However, such articles have neglected mentioning the older sibling, the school-aged child. Children weighing 22 kg or more remain vulnerable orphans, not adopted by the presently available restraint systems. Adult lap belts are not adequate for these children with their different bulges, proportions, and pelvises.6