THE NATIONAL VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SURVEY: ATTITUDES TOWARD AND USE OF RESTRAINTS BY CANADIANS

The National Vehicle Occupant Restraint Survey was conducted to provide information about Canadians' concern for and perception of traffic safety, attitudes toward and use of seat belts, attitudes toward and use of child restraints and attitudes toward passive occupant restraints (i.e. air bags and automatic seat belts). Part I of this report provides a summary of the survey's major findings and Part II describes the methodology for the survey. Part III addresses Canadians' concern for safety and their perception of the traffic safety problem while Part IV deals with their attitudes toward and use of seat belts as well as their favourability toward seat belt use legislation. In Part V, the attitudes and actions of parents concerning child restraints are detailed while Part VI shows the knowledge and attitudes of Canadians toward air bags and automatic seat belts. The results of this survey provide background information for the development of traffic safety countermeasures in Canada.

• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transport, Canada

  Road and Motor Vehicle Traffic Safety Branch
  Ottawa, ONo K1A 0N5,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Jonah, B A
  • Dawson, N E
• Publication Date: 1982-3

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 195 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Attitudes; Child restraint systems; Countermeasures; Laws; Manual safety belts; Passive restraint systems; Perception; Restraint systems; Safety equipment; Traffic safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Automatic safety equipment; Occupant restraint
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00368363
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: TP 3593E, CR8201, HS-033 365
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 30 1982 12:00AM