SEVERE TO FATAL INJURIES TO LAP-SHOULDER BELTED CAR OCCUPANTS

Lap-shoulder belt effectiveness has been indicated by many authors, however there is minimal information on the more severe injuries to lap-shoulder belted car occupants. This paper presents details of 15 lap-shoulder belted occupants in frontal collisions and 24 lap-shoulder belted occupants in side impact collisions. Case descriptions of these crashes are presented, each including vehicle, environmental and injury details. /GMRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Huelke, D F
  • Sherman, H W
  • Murphy, M J
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 18 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatalities; Frontal crashes; Injuries; Injury severity; Manual safety belts; Side crashes; Vehicle occupancy
• Uncontrolled Terms: Severity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165002
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 770149
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1977 12:00AM