AUTOMATIC RESTRAINTS--A TEN YEAR LEARNING CURVE

A great deal of information on automatic restraints has been developed in the past 10 years. This paper reviews General Motors' technical and sales experience with inflatable restraints and automatic belts. Additional accident injury statistics relating to unrestrained adults and children are provided because they are germane to the design of inflatable restraints and to an assessment of the benefits that might be realized by various restraints. Advances in injury assessment technology that can be used toward improving future restraint systems also are reviewed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • "The Human Collision", International Symposium on Occupant Restraint, June 1-3, 1981, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Association for Automotive Medicine

  P.O. Box 222
  Morton Grove, IL  United States  60053
• Authors:
  • Martin, D E
• Conference:
  • "The Human Collision", International Symposium on Occupant Restraint, June 1-3, 1981, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 151-164

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Manual safety belts; Passive restraint systems; Restraint systems; Safety equipment
• Old TRIS Terms: Automatic safety equipment; Occupant restraint
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00348769
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding, HS-032 369, HS-032 370
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 28 1982 12:00AM