EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS SAFETY BELT WARNING SYSTEMS

The study among rental car customers was conducted at the Sky Harbor Airport, Phoenix, Arizona, during the period August 4 - December 12, 1975. Overall objectives were (1) to determine if the warning system now required on 1975 and 1976 cars is effective in increasing safety belt usage, and (2) to determine the effectiveness of various other types of warning systems allowable under P.L. 93-492. Results show that the present system required by Standard 208 is not effective in increasing safety belt usage. Most effective system for increasing usage is one that includes, in addition to the present equipment: (1) a reminder light that does not go off unless the belt is fastened; and (2) a sequential logic system that requires the driver to first sit on the seat and second to buckle the belt.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1161
• Corporate Authors:

  Opinion Research Corporation

  North Harrison Street
  Princeton, NJ  United States  08540

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Driver and Pedestrian Programs, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Westefeld, A
  • Phillips, B M
• Publication Date: 1976-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Electric circuits; Manual safety belts; Measures of effectiveness; Sequencing; Tests; Traffic safety; Utilization; Warning systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Geographic Terms: Arizona
• Old TRIS Terms: Sequences; Sequential circuits
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143040
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: ORC Study-51330 Final Rpt., DOT-HS-801-953
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-5-01154
• Files: NTIS, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 6 1976 12:00AM