THE USE OF SEAT BELTS AND CHILD RESTRAINTS IN 1986
TURVAVOIDEN JA LASTEN TURVALAITTEIDEN KAYTTO 1986
The report deals with the use of seat belts and child restraints in cars in Finland. The data base contained 1,322 cars, which had also child passenger. The use of seat belts by adults in front and back seats, and the use of child restraints by age group were studied. 96.1% of the drivers, and 96.7 of the adult passengers in front seat used the belt. 92.6% of the front seat passengers under the age of 15 used the seat belt or child restraint. In the age group analysis, 81.8% of those under 1 year, 94.3% of those between 2 and 3, and 93.7% of those between the ages 4 and 14 used a child restraint or the seat belt. 39.2% of the back seat passengers under the age of 15 used the seat belt or child restraint. 55.6% in the age group of under 1, 56.8% of those between 2 and 3, and 34.0% of those between the ages of 4 and 14 used a child restraint or the seat belt. (TRRL)
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Corporate Authors:
Central Organization for Traffic Safety, Finland
Sitratie 7
FIN-00420 Helsinki, Finland -
Authors:
- KOIVUROVA, M
- Publication Date: 1987
Language
- Finnish
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 16 p.
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Serial:
- Liikenneturvan Tutkimusosaston Monisteita
- Issue Number: 48
- Publisher: Central Organization for Traffic Safety, Finland
- ISSN: 0355-6662
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automobiles; Child restraint systems; Children; Manual safety belts; Traffic
- Geographic Terms: Finland
- ITRD Terms: 1243: Car; 1758: Child; 8035: Finland; 1476: Safety belt; 755: Traffic
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00492394
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
- ISBN: 951-9151-36-2
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM