LAP/SHOULDER BELT EFFECTIVENESS

This paper will discuss lap/shoulder belt studies made by the authors, the Highway Safety Research Institute, and the Highway Safety Research Center and compare their results. The paper will conclude with an assessment of lap/shoulder belt effectiveness, based on actual field data. /HSRI/

• Corporate Authors:

  American Association for Automotive Medicine

  801 Green Bay Road
  Lake Bluff, IL  United States  60044
• Authors:
  • Rininger, A R
  • Boak, R W
• Conference:
  • 20th Annual Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine
  • Date: 1976-11-1 to 1976-11-3
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 262-279
• Serial:
  • Volume: 20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Field studies; Manual safety belts; Measures of effectiveness
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Field data
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00144189
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-024-1-115
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM