HISTORICAL REVIEW OF AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. RESTRAINT TECHNOLOGIES: FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT PROTECTION. AN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, USA, FEBRUARY 23-27, 1987

Following early legislation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requiring passive occupant crash protection for occupants in vehicles covered by motor vehicle safety standard 208, intensive development began on passive seat belts as promising alternatives to the inflatable systems being considered. The general types of passive seat belt systems are identified. Passive systems that have been offered to date as optional installations in production car lines are described, as well as the production models being introduced in model year 1987 car lines in response to recent legislation. Design considerations are discussed. Recent usage rates of installed passive systems and manual belt systems are compared. (TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Johannessen, H G
• Publication Date: 1987-2

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1-12
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Transport 2000 Limited
  • Publisher: Transport 2000 Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Automatic control; Automation; Conferences; Development; Forecasting; Legislation; Manual safety belts; Passive restraint systems; Vehicle occupants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Use
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Inertia reel safety belts
• ITRD Terms: 1465: Air bag (restraint system); 3882: Automatic; 8525: Conference; 9013: Development; 132: Forecast; 1556: Legislation; 1466: Passive safety system; 1476: Safety belt; 8122: USA; 9084: Use; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00480252
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 0-89883-961-0
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1989 12:00AM