IN DEPTH STUDY OF SEAT BELTED ACCIDENTS

This study was designed to 1) determine in cases of severe injury where seat belts were alleged to have been worn, whether they were in fact worn and 2) to determine the short-comings of the seat belt system in severe crashes. The case study method was employed, using the followup technique. /HSRI/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by Australian Department of Shipping and Transport, Canberra.
• Corporate Authors:

  Monash University

  Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Wellington Road
  Clayton, Victoria  Australia  3800
• Authors:
  • RYAN, G A
  • Baldwin, R J
• Publication Date: 1972-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 45 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injury research; Crash reports; Fatalities; Highway safety; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Restraint systems; Traffic crashes; Vehicle occupants
• Old TRIS Terms: Jigs; Occupant restraint
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00081526
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: 71/1276
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 6 1975 12:00AM