EFFECTIVENESS OF OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND THEIR USE. FOURTH REPORT TO CONGRESS
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) directed the Secretary of Transportation to report on the effectiveness of occupant protection systems based on their actual use, and on lap and shoulder belt use by the public and various groups at both the state and national levels (Section 2508(e)). This is the fourth report on the effectiveness of occupant protection systems and safety belt use. The report is organized in five sections. Section I provides background information, including the history of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208 requirements, descriptions of occupant protection systems, an explanation of how air bags work, and discussion of the market shares of the various occupant protection systems. Section II addresses estimating the effectiveness of occupant protection systems. The discussion covers fatality-reducing effectiveness and injury-reducing effectiveness. Section III addresses child-air bag interaction crash investigations,, Section IV major regulatory actions and public announcements, and Section V safety belt use data and analyses.
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Supplemental Notes:
- See also First Report to Congress (TRIS 00666341), Second Report to Congress (TRIS 00724883), and Third Report to Congress (TRIS 00736017).
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Corporate Authors:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 - Publication Date: 1999-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 51 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air bags; Children; Crash investigation; Fatalities; Injuries; Market share; Occupant protection devices; Prevention; Regulations; Seat belts; Utilization
- Identifier Terms: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; FMVSS 208
- Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
- Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00764775
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-808 919
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Jun 22 1999 12:00AM