FINAL REPORT FOR GHSP PROJECT (1990-91): OCCUPANT RESTRAINT MONITORING PROGRAM

The objectives of this project have been to: (1) Monitor the long-term effect of the law on seat beltuse in the population-at-large in North Carolina through a statewide seat belt use survey in the Spring of 1991 and a special survey of automatic seat belts and belt usage in air bag cars; (2) Examine injury/fatality trends across North Carolina to provide estimates of seat belt law and program benefits; (3) Monitor activities related to enforcement of the seat belt law by both the Highway Patrol and also local police; (4) Provide TAD manuals to Highway Patrol and local police departments; and (5) Carry out a statistical follow-up analysis examining the overrepresentation of non-belt users in crashes.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Highway Safety Research Center
  Chapel Hill, NC  United States  27599
• Authors:
  • Reinfurt, D W
  • Stewart, J R
  • Weaver, N L
  • Green, A M
• Publication Date: 1991-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 77 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Fatalities; Police; Restraint systems; Safety programs; Seat belt use; Seat belts; Surveys
• Geographic Terms: North Carolina
• Old TRIS Terms: Occupant restraint
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00626226
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HSRC-PR183
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1993 12:00AM