Principal Investigator: Gretchen Baker, PhD, The Ohio State University 

The National Safety Council compiles car seat check inspection data (National Digital Check Form, NDCF) which represents 270,000+ inspections, offering a valuable dataset to assess real-world child restrain system (CRS) use. This project aims to provide in-depth analysis of the NDCF dataset from 2018-2024 to better understand the characteristics of current CRS use and how this varies with child and vehicle characteristics.