Some minority kids may be less likely to wear a seat belt

Los Angeles Times ^ | October 15, 2011 | Jeannine Stein

[ConservativeStatement]

Minority children might be at greater risk for car crash-related injuries because fewer wear seat belts, a study finds.

The study, presented Saturday at the American Academy of Pediatrics' national conference in Boston, looked at statistics on 37,375 children younger than 16 collected from the National Trauma Database from 2002 to 2006. Among those children, less than half -- 45.7% -- were in restraints. The lowest use of seat belts was found among black, Hispanic and Native American children.

[ConservativeStatement]

Seems like a potential campaign issue.

[WKTimpco]

It’s clearly racism. Parenting has nothing
to do with it.

[Artcore]

So, are we to conclude that minority children can’t afford seat-belts in the Obama economy, or are they just too stupid to use it?

[rlmorel]

Headline should read: “Nanny Statism Ineffective: Women and minorities hit hardest.

[Chode]

and their PARENTS don't make them wear one because??? cultural i guess

[GeorgeTex]

Even seatbelts are racist!

[nascarnation]

Once again, personal responsibility failure.

At least here in Indianapolis, and I bet a lot of other places, if you don’t have the proper seat when it comes time to take the baby home, the hospital gives the family one.

I’m sure Baraq Hussein Obama will push for legislation to initiate an office of Federal Child Seat Distribution and Compliance.

[freedumb2003]

>>Even seatbelts are racist!<<

No, PHYSICS is racist! If it wasn’t then little brown and black children wouldn’t need seatbelts.

[mazda77]

Forrest Gump’s mother’s quote was the first thing I that came to mind.

[NoGrayZone]

Are these kids driving themselves? Where are the parents?

[DeathBeforeDishonor1]

I have reported this post to “Attack Watch” as its clearly racist.

[NoGrayZone]

Driving home from work on Saturday, I saw a white girl, probably about 8 or 9, in the front seat of mom’s SUV.

She had her seat belt on; however, she also had her bare foot sticking out the window.

I would have been smacked silly if I attempted that.

[Feckless]

Don't know where the study was done but here in Central Texas most of the 63 Chebbies have more hydraulics than your average Boeing 747 but haven't seen one yet with 14 seat belts......

[DeathBeforeDishonor1]

whoops forgot the </sarcasm>.

[a fool in paradise]

It’s a cultural thing. In the third world, there are fewer cars so those who never had one certainly had no use for seat belts.

[TaMoDee]

Your husband or wife would have hit you? :>)

[cripplecreek]

How is it my fault and how much will it cost me?

[wac3rd]

There were three kids under 5 in a black woman’s car in Oakland the other week, a rusty late 80’s Honda who took a tight turn at about 20 mph.

Unsafe, but I guess I’m just jaded with 2 small kids.

[Secret Agent Man]

so what?

[MV=PY]

Maybe that’s why they’re a minority.