MANDATORY BELT USE LAW EFFECTS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1986

Preliminary data for the first half of 1986 show that fatalities in the front seats of passenger vehicles increased by an estimated 4% as compared to the first half of 1985. However, this increase was not universal. Among states which had not implemented a mandatory belt use law (MUL) by the end of the first half of 1986, fatalities in the front seats of passenger vehicles increased by an estimated 8%. In contrast, among states which had no MUL in the first half of 1985 and had a MUL for all of the first half of 1986, these fatalities decreased by an estimated 3%. Four tables are provided showing (1) mandatory belt use law effective dates; (2) estimated fatalities in the first half of 1985, (3) estimated fatalities in the first half of 1986 (preliminary), and (4) estimated fatality changes in the front seats of passenger vehicles - first half 1986 versus first half 1985.

• Authors:
  • Partyka, S
• Publication Date: 1987-2

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • RESEARCH NOTES NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
  • Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data analysis; Fatalities; Manual safety belts; Mathematical analysis; Utilization
• Old TRIS Terms: Mandatory use laws
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491858
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-040 166
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM