INITIAL EFFETS OF THE NEW YORK STATE AUTO SAFETY BELT LAW

New York State began enforcing a mandatory automobile safety belt use law on January 1, 1985. A preliminary analysis was made of its effect on fatalities and injuries. Applying a Poisson statistical model, it was estimated that the first 6 months' application of the law averted 220 fatal, 1,500 severe, 4,600 moderate, and 2,600 light injuries across the state. The Poisson approach gives estsimates of injuries averted considerably greater than simple year to year comparisons, indicating that media announcements have understated the efficacy of requiring safety belt usage.

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  American Public Health Association

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• Authors:
  • Latimer, E A
  • LAVE, L B
• Publication Date: 1987-2

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Serial:
  • American Journal of Public Health
  • Volume: 77
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Public Health Association
  • ISSN: 0090-0036
  • EISSN: 1541-0048
  • Serial URL: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/loi/ajph

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Fatalities; Highway safety; Impact studies; Injuries; Laws; Manual safety belts; Poisson ratio; Prevention; Safety; Traffic crashes
• Geographic Terms: New York (State)
• Old TRIS Terms: Poissons ratio
• Subject Areas: Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495813
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 832
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM