EFFECTIVENESS OF SEAT BELT WEARING AND SEAT BELT LAWS. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW AND SWEDISH EXPERIENCE. 2ND WORLD CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ROAD SAFETY ORGANISATION, LUXEMBOURG, SEPTEMBER 16-19, 1986

Seat belt use rates and seat belt laws in different countries are reviewed and various factors influencing belt use under voluntary and mandatory conditions are discussed. Special attention is paid to the experience from the Swedish seat belt law and the recently implemented compulsory belt wearing law in Britain. Some strategies for increasing seat belt usage are outlined and the importance of a comprehensive approach is emphasized. Based on extensive accident research, the effectiveness of belt wearing and belt laws is described with special respect to occupant injury reductions, injury severity by body region, front seat versus rear seat, children versus adults, and the use and effectiveness of child systems. For the covering abstract of the congress see IRRD 810683. (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Prevention Routiere Internationale

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  L-8081 Luxembourg,   Luxembourg 
• Authors:
  • Eriksson, A
• Publication Date: 1987-9

Language

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Media Info

• Pagination: p. 185-193
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Prevention Routiere Internationale
  • Publisher: Prevention Routiere Internationale

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Child restraint systems; Conferences; Front seats; Injuries; Injury severity; Laws; Manual safety belts; Measures of effectiveness; Rear seats; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Severity
• Geographic Terms: Sweden; United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1747: Adult; 1758: Child; 8525: Conference; 9025: Front; 2163: Injury; 1556: Legislation; 9149: Prevention; 9067: Rear; 1476: Safety belt; 1388: Seat (veh); 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 8109: Sweden; 8119: United Kingdom; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00476332
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1988 12:00AM