Abstract:Rapid motorization in the Philippines, including a steady rise in the number of registered passenger cars and sports utility vehicles, and a sharp increase in ‘automobiles’ being involved in road crashes in the last five years (as distinguished by the Philippine National Police from buses, trucks, jeepneys, tricycles, motorcycles, and other vehicles) indicate a need to protect children aboard passenger vehicles from crash-related injury or death.The Philippines has national laws and policies covering four out … Show more
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