STRATEGIES TO INCREASE THE USE OF RESTRAINT SYSTEMS: REPORT ABOUT GERMANY
Seat belt usage in western Germany has reached 99% on autobahns, 97% on rural roads, and 94% in urban areas, or an average of 96% (1990 figures). This extraordinarily high usage rate was preceded by many years of public discussions which brought about a decisive change in the attitude toward belt usage, by the introduction of compulsory belt usage at the beginning of 1976, and by the introduction of a fine for non-compliance in 1984.
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Corporate Authors:
Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
The Hague, Netherlands 2594 AW -
Authors:
- HEINRICH, H C
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Conference:
- Strategies to Increase the Use of Restraint Systems
- Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
- Date: 1991-9-18 to 1991-9-20
- Publication Date: 1991
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 29-33
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Attitudes; Fines (Penalties); Laws; Seat belt use; Seat belts
- Geographic Terms: Germany
- Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00724903
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: R-91-60,, HS-042 165, HS-042 168
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Aug 19 1996 12:00AM