SEAT BELT USAGE ANS INJURIES SUSTAINED IN MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS

Hawaii is known for having one of the highest rate of seat belt use in the US. This report examines seat belt usage and its relationship to injuries among crash-involved front seat occupants of motor vehicles. Compared are no restraint use, lap only, shoulder only, and combined lap-shoulder system protection systems. It is demonstrated that lap- shoulder systems afford the greatest level of protection, followed by lap only, and no restraints. This has implication for occupant protection systems with automatic shoulder belts and manual lap belts. Other studies have found low rates of lap belt usage in cars with automatic shoulder belts and manual belts. These results suggest a need to increase public education regarding the benefits of using both lap and shoulder belts. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 873507.

• Corporate Authors:

  ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE (AAAM)

  2350 EAST DEVON AVENUE, SUITE 205
  DES PLAINES,   United States  60018
• Authors:
  • Kim, Karl
  • Li, Li
  • 0000-0002-7580-3559
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE, SEPTEMBER 21-23, 1994, LYON, FRANCE
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 43-55

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Conferences; Crash severity; Economic efficiency; Females; Human beings; Injuries; Injury severity; Manual safety belts; Mathematical models; Passive restraint systems; Prevention; Seat belts; Vehicle occupants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Use
• Geographic Terms: United States
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 8525: Conference; 5911: Efficiency; 2163: Injury; 1787: Man; 6473: Mathematical model; 1466: Passive safety system; 9149: Prevention; 1476: Safety belt; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 8122: USA; 9084: Use; 1715: Vehicle occupant; 1788: Woman
• Subject Areas: Economics; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00714305
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 27 1995 12:00AM