OCCUPANT RESTRAINT USE IN THE TRAFFIC POPULATION: 1984 ANNUAL REPORT (ABRIDGMENT)

This paper is a report on the 1984 findings from four independent studies designed to monitor occupant restraint and helmet use for various segments of the traffic population. This study is sponsored by NHTSA and is a continuation of earlier NHTSA studies. The report is based on field observations collected during a 12-month period from January through December 1984. During this period the use of occupant restraints including both safety belts and child safety seats was observed for more than 238,000 drivers and passengers in more than 206,000 passenger vehicles in 19 cities across the nation. Helmet usage was also recorded for operators and passengers of more than 14,000 motorcycles. These study results are not intended to be cross-sectionally representative of restraint use across the country; they are intended to be a measure of restraint use over time, sampled at select metropolitan areas throughout the United States. The observational studies are described.

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• Authors:
  • Goryl, Michael E
  • Cynecki, Michael J
• Conference:
  • 65th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1986-1-13 to 1986-1-16
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 44-48
• Monograph Title: VEHICULAR SIMULATION AND USER BEHAVIORAL STUDIES
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1059
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Child restraint systems; Field studies; Helmets; Manual safety belts; Metropolitan areas; Utilization
• Old TRIS Terms: Field observation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00460088
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309040531
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-040 043
• Files: HSL, TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 30 1990 12:00AM