title: Unrestricted riding in pickup truck cargo beds poses significant hazards.
abstract: Individuals riding in the beds of pickup trucks face significant risks of debilitating injury or death, yet Mississippi currently has no legislation restricting ridership in truck beds. Data collection on accidents involving truck bed passengers indicates that children make up the majority of victims. Such accidents impose a heavy burden on society in terms of both medical expenses and impaired quality of life for the victims.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, USA.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Sneed
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008922:Mississippi; D018986:Motor Vehicles