COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE IMPROVEMENTS TO INCREASE SAFETY BELT UTILIZATION

To obtain the social benefits of increased safety belt utilization, the important role of improvements is stressed. Passive restraints represent one possibility for improvement of convenience, and several systems are briefly reviewed. The view is expressed that the more sophisticated type of passive system would not offer the consumer good value for money, and that the continuing upgrading of active safety belts or simple passive belts would serve the public better. Existing belts are reviewed and comment made on methods of improvement, with special reference to the reduction of shoulder belt pressure. /GMRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Henderson, C
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Comfort; Cost effectiveness; Manual safety belts; Passive restraint systems; Pressure; Shoulder harnesses; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Convenience
• Old TRIS Terms: Shoulder harness
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00158419
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 77019-87
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM