A LIMITED INVESTIGATION OF AUTOMOTIVE USED SEAT BELTS

A laboratory study of 82 severely used automotive seat belts was made to evaluate present standards and to suggest possible improvements. Areas of investigation included hardware tests and webbing degradation from sunshine, abrasion, and dirt. Both subjective and measurement evaluations were conducted. Confirmations, new data, and recommendations are presented.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Bureau of Standards

  Office of Vehicle Systems Research
  Washington, DC  United States  20234
• Authors:
  • Melton, C H
  • Castle, A B
• Publication Date: 1971-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 33 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation; Laboratory studies; Manual safety belts; Psychological tests; Recommendations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hardware
• Old TRIS Terms: Subjective tests
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127318
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Report/Paper Numbers: NBS 10-538
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1976 12:00AM