Vehicle occupants not wearing a seat belt: an analysis of fatalities and traffic offences in New Zealand

The aim of this research was to determine profiles for seat belt non-users who were killed in motor vehicle crashes, and to better understand trends in seat belt non-use offences. Related to this aim, the following research questions were examined: 1. Over the past 5-10 years, how have the levels of people fatally or seriously injured while not wearing a seat belt changed? 2. Are there any obvious patterns to crashes including geographic? Seasonal? Temporal? 3. Are there any demographic patterns that can be established including age, gender, or any others that the data can reveal? 4. What other factors are commonly associated with crashes where seat belts are not being worn such as speed, alcohol or drugs, distraction, vehicle type, drivers vs passengers?

• Record URL:
  • https://www.aa.co.nz/about/aa-research-foundation/programmes/seatbelt-use/
• Corporate Authors:

  AA Research Foundation

  PO Box 5, Shortland Street, Auckland 1140, New Zealand
  Auckland,    
• Authors:
  • Hirsch, L
  • Waters, G
  • Scott, R
  • Mackie, H
  • de Pont, J
• Publication Date: 2017-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 55p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Crash analysis; Crash causes; Crashes; Demographics; Drivers; Fatalities; Injury severity; Manual safety belts; Offenders; Seat belt use
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: New Zealand
• ATRI Terms: Crash analysis; Crash cause; Demography; Fatality; Injury severity; Offender; Restraint usage
• ITRD Terms: 326: Demography; 1466: Passive safety system; 1623: Severity (accid, injury)
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01669478
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: May 21 2018 10:53AM