CASE DESCRIPTIONS OF LAP-SHOULDER BELTED OCCUPANTS IN CAR CRASHES

From field crash investigations conducted by the authors, a series of well documented crashes will be presented. In each, at least one occupant was wearing a lap-shoulder belt. Detailed injury reports will be presented along with photographs of car damage, occupant contact areas, and where possible, the estimated impact speeds. /GMRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Murphy, M J
  • Huelke, D F
  • Sherman, H W
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Vehicle occupancy
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165013
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 770151
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1977 12:00AM