SOME ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE SEAT BELT--AND THE FACTS!

This article deals with arguments against the use of seat belts. These arguments are: (1) The belt can cause injuries; (2) the belt constitutes an obstacle to maneuvering the vehicle easily and smoothly; (3) it is dangerous to sit fastened in a car if it should catch fire or sink into a lake; (4) in case of a collision it is better to be thrown out of the car than to be belted-in; (5) it is dangerous for pregnant women to use seat belts. In every instance the facts or counter arguments uphold the wisdom of using seat belts.

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• Corporate Authors:

  International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine

  Huddinge University Hospital Center, Traffic Medicine Center
  Stockholm,   Sweden  141 86
• Authors:
  • ANDREASSON, R
• Publication Date: 1983-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 26
• Serial:
  • Journal of traffic medicine
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine
  • ISSN: 0345-5564

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Manual safety belts; Utilization
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382502
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-035 630
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM