Results of Transport Canada's September 2004 Survey of Seat Belt Use in Rural Areas of the Country

The National Occupant Restraint Program (NORP 2010) is an important element of Road Safety Vision 2010 — an ambitious partnership approved by the federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for transportation and highway safety to make Canada’s roads the safest in the world. The objective of the National Occupant Restraint Program is to achieve a minimum 95% national seat belt usage and the proper use of child restraints by all motor vehicle occupants. Transport Canada’s contribution to this program of promoting seat belt usage is to conduct observational surveys. In September 2004, Transport Canada conducted an observational survey of seat belt use in rural communities across Canada. This paper presents the results of the survey. Seat belt usage was reported by province, light-duty vehicle type, driver gender and vehicle type, and driver age.

• Record URL:
  http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/tp2436/rs200501/pdf/2005-01E.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  Transport Canada

  Road Safety and Motor Vehicle Regulation Directorate, 330 Sparks Street
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada  K1A 0N5
• Publication Date: 2005-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Fact Sheet
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 7p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Child restraint systems; Drivers; Gender; Highway safety; Light vehicles; Rural areas; Seat belt use; Seat belts; Surveys; Traffic safety; Vehicle occupants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Vehicle type
• Geographic Terms: Canada; Canadian Provinces
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01000673
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: TP 2436E, RS-2005-01, HS-043 792
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 3 2005 4:53PM