MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY: PASSIVE RESTRAINTS VS. MANDATORY SEAT BELT WEARING

Stating that passive restraint requirements should not have been abolished without a comparison with an alternative course of action, this article makes that comparison with the alternative of implementaton and enforcement of a mandatory seat belt usage law. It presents safety, cost, and implementation related aspects of passive belts, airbags and belt use law. The overall effectiveness, cost effectiveness and personal freedom of these alternatives are also examined. The conclusion reached is that mandatory seat belt usage should be preferred.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Sheffi, Y
  • Brittain, D B
• Publication Date: 1982-2

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 26-29
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 52
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Alternatives analysis; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Implementation; Laws; Manual safety belts; Measures of effectiveness; Passive restraint systems; Safety; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Comparative analysis; Effectiveness
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00366516
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-032 872
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 30 1982 12:00AM