SEAT BELT USE LAWS: WHAT TO EXPECT. SPECIAL ISSUE
This special issue of "Status Report" reviews evidence about the effects of mandatory seat belt laws on belt use rates and on occupant deaths and injuries in Canada and other countries. The following articles are included: Canadian Laws Increase Belt Use--Mixed Results in Reducing Deaths; Enforcement Key to Seat Belt Law Effectiveness; Summary of Facts About Seat Belt Use Laws; Belt Use Rates Vary Widely in Canadian Cities; Seat Belt Laws Successful in Great Britain and Australia; DOT Report Underscores Importance of Vigorous Enforcement; Without Enforcement, U.S. Belt Laws Fail to Increase Use; and Outlook for Seat Belt Laws in the U.S.
- Record URL:
-
-
Availability:
- Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/0018988X
-
Corporate Authors:
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
1005 North Glebe Road
Arlington, VA United States 22201 - Publication Date: 1984-9-8
Media Info
- Features: Figures;
- Pagination: 11 p.
-
Serial:
- Status Report
- Volume: 19
- Issue Number: 14
- Publisher: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
- ISSN: 0018-988X
- Serial URL: https://www.iihs.org/status-report/
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Fatalities; Federal government; Injuries; Law enforcement; Laws; Manual safety belts; Measures of effectiveness; Reduction (Chemistry); States; Transportation departments; Utilization
- Identifier Terms: U.S. Department of Transportation
- Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
- Geographic Terms: Australia; Canada; United Kingdom; United States
- Old TRIS Terms: Reduction
- Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00393922
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 746
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM