PASSIVE VS. ACTIVE SAFETY BELT SYSTEMS IN VOLKSWAGEN RABBITS: A COMPARISON OF OWNER USE HABITS AND ATTITUDES

The objective of the research is to measure usage of, and attitudes toward, the passive restraint system, compared with the active restraint system on 1975 model year Volkswagen Rabbits. Methods used to carry out the research include: Interviews with two samples of VW Rabbit owners--those who purchased a Rabbit with the passive system and those who purchased a Rabbit with the active system. Results show that belt usage was about 80 percent in cars sold with passive belts and operating interlock systems after almost one year of ownership.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1166
• Corporate Authors:

  Opinion Research Corporation

  North Harrison Street
  Princeton, NJ  United States  08540

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Driver Performance Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Westefeld, A
  • Phillips, B M
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 87 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Automobiles; Ignition seat belt interlocks; Interviewing; Manual safety belts; Passive restraint systems; Questionnaires; Safety equipment; Utilization
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143975
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: 51274 Final Rpt., DOT-HS-801-958
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-5-01039
• Files: NTIS, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 15 1977 12:00AM