ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAFETY MEASURES--CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM THE MUNICH AREA SEAT BELT AND MOTORCYCLE STUDIES

The accident data collection and the analysis methodologies applied in the Munich Area Seat Belt and Motorcycle Studies are reported. The effectiveness of injury reduction due to the use of seat belts and safety helmets is determined in correlation with the actual accident scene, the official accident statistics to transpose the results to the whole of the Federal Republic of Germany, and, in particular, with the total number of protected persons involved in accidents which would lead to non-minor injuries of non-protected occupants and motorcyclists, respectively. Factors of influence on the effectiveness, such as accident type, accident locality and helmet loss, are discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Published in Field Accidents: Data Collection, Analysis, Methodologies, and Crash Injury Reconstructions P-159. International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, February 25-March 1, 1985.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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• Authors:
  • Schuller, E
  • BEIER, G
  • Spann, W
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 39-49
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Society of Automotive Engineers, Incorporated
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Data analysis; Data collection; Helmets; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Mathematical analysis; Measures of effectiveness; Methodology; Reduction (Chemistry); Safety; Statistics; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Old TRIS Terms: Reduction
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452043
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 850091, HS-039 223
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM