RESTRAINT SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS

ACTUAL FIELD COLLISION VEHICLES ARE ILLUSTRATED WITH THE DETAILS OF THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT RESTRAINED OCCUPANTS TO SUPPORT THE THEME THAT PROPERLY USED LAP AND SHOULDER RESTRAINT SYSTEMS CAN REDUCE INJURY SEVERITY IN AUTOMOBILE COLLISIONS. PRESENTLY, APPROXIMATELY 40% OF THE PASSENGER CARS REGISTERED IN THE UNITED STATES ARE EQUIPPED WITH LAP AND SHOULDER BELT SYSTEMS, BUT FEW PERSONS USE THEM. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 4775, 21 PP, 1 FIG, 1 TAB, 23 PHOT
• Corporate Authors:

  General Motors NAO Safety Center

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• Authors:
  • Nelson, W D
• Publication Date: 1971-10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Constraints; Crash injury research; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Passive restraint systems; Shoulder harnesses; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Shoulder harness
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223664
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 24 1972 12:00AM