How safe are our children in vehicles on the road? a Malaysian perspective

• Main Authors: Sambasivam, Sivasankar, Karuppiah, Karmegam, Md Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri, Sadeghi, Hassan, Subramanian, Kulanthayan, Zainal Abidin, Emilia, Puvanasvaran, A. P., Su, Meng Ya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Public Health Physicians' Association 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62045/1/How%20safe%20are%20our%20children%20in%20vehicles%20on%20the%20road.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62045/; http://www.mjphm.org.my/mjphm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=792:2017-special-volume-1&catid=115:2017-special-volume-1&Itemid=130

As Malaysia races towards a developed nation status, children are increasingly being ferried daily in vehicles almost exclusively as the majority of the population are able to afford private transportations. This paper reviews the current safety concerns for children whilst going in vehicles on Mala...