EJECTION AND SAFETY BELTS

In 1976 the Swiss Federal Department of Justice and Police initiated a one year study of injured seat belt wearers. The data of the 410 oais greater than or equal to 2 cases registered are here analysed with regard to the 15 occupants ejected despite belts. Ejection turned out to be the most traumatic accident situation in terms of mean iss and death rate. The injuries sustained by the ejected occupants are discussed. The main reason for ejection was slipping out of two point shoulder belts in rollovers, followed by torn three-point belts. /Author/TRRL/

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• Authors:
  • Walz, F
  • Zollinger, U
  • Niederer, P
• Publication Date: 1979-3

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 19-22
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash severity; Ejection; Fatalities; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Overturning; Rollover crashes; Vehicle occupancy; Vehicle occupants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes; Use
• ITRD Terms: 9003: Cause; 1651: Ejection; 1602: Fatality; 2163: Injury; 1637: Overturning (veh); 1476: Safety belt; 9084: Use; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I84: Personal Injuries; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00196913
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 15 1979 12:00AM