BELTS SAVE 475 LIVES

This brief news item reports that, according to estimates from the Department of Transport in Great Britain, the lives of more than 475 drivers and passengers have been saved through the wearing of seat belts. According to new figures, compulsory seat belt wearing by front seat occupants has reduced deaths and serious injuries by between 20 and 25 percent and cut injuries by 13 percent. One of seat belt wearing's biggest supporters, Dr. Murray MacKay, of the University of Birmingham's Accident Research Unit, is now campaigning for the fitting of rear belts.

• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Specialist and Professional Press Limited

  Surrey House, 1 Throwley Way
  Sutton, Surrey SM1 4QQ,   England 
• Publication Date: 1984-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 7
• Serial:
  • Motor
  • Volume: 166
  • Issue Number: 4249

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chemical reduction; Fatalities; Front seats; Injuries; Laws; Manual safety belts; Rear seats; Utilization
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Reduction
• Subject Areas: Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391317
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 078
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 30 1984 12:00AM