STRATEGIES TO INCREASE THE USE OF RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY SWOV AND VTT AT THE VTI-TRB INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TRAFFIC SAFETY ON TWO CONTINENTS, GOTHENBURG, 18-20 SEPTEMBER 1991

The contents are as follows: Preface, P. Wesemann; Strategies to increase the use of restraint systems - Background paper, T. Makinen and M.P. Hagenzieker; Canadian seat belt wearing rates, promotion programs, and future directions, B.A. Grant; Safety belt usage in Finland and in the other Nordic countries, J. Valtonen; French experience in seat belt use, S. Lassarre and Y. Page; Strategies to increase the use of restraint systems: Report about Germany, H.Ch. Heinrich; Restraint use by car occupants: Great Britain, 1982-91, J. Broughton; Strategies to increase the use of restraint systems: The state of affairs in The Netherlands, M.P. Hagenzieker; 1991 National campaign to increase safety belt usage, NHTSA; and Conclusions and recommendations, Secretariat of the Workshop. For abstracts of the papers presented at the workshop see IRRD 847989 - 847996. There are separate entries in the TRIS data base for each paper.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Publication Date: 1991

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 46 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Children; Conferences; Drivers; Economic efficiency; Education; Incentives; International; Law enforcement; Legislation; Manual safety belts; Passive restraint systems; Penalties; Prevention; Publicity; Safety; Seats; Surveillance; Vehicle occupants; Vehicle rear end
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Front; Increase; Modifications; Rear; Use
• Subject Areas: Economics; Law; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00626564
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: R-91-60,, HS-042 164
• Files: HSL, , ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 12 1996 12:00AM