BRIEF ANSWERS TO 30 OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT SAFETY BELT USE AND EFFECTIVENESS

Part 3 of this report answers questions about the use and effectiveness of safety belts, occupant crash dynamics, wearing seat belts in the back seat, whiplash, padded dashboards, crash testing, anthropomorphic crash dummies, belt size as compared to people size, shoulder belts and injuries, children and pregnant women, automatic safety belts, and why, if belts are such a good idea, so few people wear them.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Published in "The Safety Belt Proponent's Guide."
• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Users Federation for Safety and Mobility

  1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20036

  Automotive Safety Foundation

  1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 49-62
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Highway Users Federation for Safety and Mobility
  • Publisher: Highway Users Federation for Safety and Mobility

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic seat belts; Crash tests; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Measures of effectiveness; Occupant dynamics; Prevention; Restraint systems; Shoulder harnesses; Traffic crashes; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Old TRIS Terms: Automatic restraints; Occupant restraint; Shoulder harness
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393836
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 684
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM