TENNESSEE CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY PROGRAM, 1978 ANNUAL REPORT

The Tennessee law providing for the protection of child passengers less than four years of age has been in effect for one year. During this same period the Child Passenger Safety Program has been prociding both a public information and education campaign to supplement the law and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the promotional campaign in combination with the law. The annual report describes the activities of the Child Passenger Safety Program during 1978. The public information and education campaign, some measures of its effectiveness, and objectives for the coming year are discussed in an overview provided in Part I; previous relevant research is discussed in Part II; Part III focuses on specific segments of the public information and education activities; Part IV covers data collection, analysis and interpretation; and Part V provides a brief summary.