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SEAT BELT INSTALLATION AND USE

DATA OBTAINED FROM THE 'WASHINGTON AREA MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT COST STUDY' QUESTIONAIRES WERE ANALZED WHICH INCLUDED INFORMATION ON VEHICLE CLASS, TYPE, MODEL YEAR, AND NUMBER OF SEAT BELTS INSTALLED. THE TYPE OF PASSENGER CARS STUDIED INCLUDED: AMERICAN MADE, COMPACT AND STANDARD CARS, AND SMALL AND STANDARD FOREIGN CARS. DATA WERE OBTAINED ON OVER 1300 OF THE AUTOMOBILES REGISTERED IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS OF MARCH 31, 1965. A SERIES OF CHARTS AND GRAPHS ARE PRESENTED SHOWING: (1) THE PRECENT OF U.S. AND FOREIGN CARS WITH SEAT BELTS INSTALLED DURING THE VARIOUS YEARS THE CARS WERE MANUFACTURED, (2) THE NUMBER OF SEAT BELTS INSTALLED OF THE VARIOUS PERCENT OF ALL PASSENGER CARS REGISTERED IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND (3) THE USAGE OF SEAT BELTS ON THE VARIOUS PERCENT OF PERSONS KILLED OR INJURED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN THE D.C. AREA. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT: (1) OVER 50% OF CARS REGISTERED IN THE D.C. AREA, MANUFACTURED SINCE SEAT BELT INSTALLATION WAS OPTIONAL TO THE BUYER, WERE EQUIPPED WITH SEAT BELTS. (2) IN 1964, 10% OF CAR OWNERS DID NOT HAVE SEAT BELTS, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE REQUIRED BY THE ANNUAL D.C. VEHICLE INSPECTION, (3) AVAILABLE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT IN USE AT THE TIME OF 45% OF THE NON-FATAL ACCIDENTS, AND (4) THE FATALITY RATIO WAS 25% BETTER IN CASES WHERE SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE. /BPR/

  • Corporate Authors:

    District of Columbia Dept of Highways and Traffic

    Bureau of Traffic Engineering and Operations
    Washington, DC  United States  20004

    Bureau of Public Roads /US

    400 7th Street, SW
    Washington, DC  United States  20590
  • Authors:
    • VANVECHTEN, C T
  • Publication Date: 1967-9

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00219720
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
  • Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
  • Created Date: Jul 22 1994 12:00AM