2004 Motor Vehicle Occupant Protection Facts

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has produced this booklet since 2002 to provide information supporting the ongoing need for legislative, enforcement, education, and public awareness activities promoting occupant protection for children, youth, and young adults. Collectively, this information illustrates the national imperative for addressing motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death and injury for children and youth in the United States. As a resource for occupant protection advocates, this booklet focuses on passenger vehicles. The booklet is divided into three main sections. The first section presents general information on the need for and importance of promoting occupant restraint use for children, youth, and young adults. The second section provides occupant protection facts specific to children and youth, followed by facts for young adults. The last section includes survey findings from NHTSA's 2003 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey on self-reported behavior, attitudes, and opinions about safety belt use and laws.

• Record URL:
  http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/airbags/MVOP2004/index.htm
• Record URL:
  http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/airbags/MVOP2004/images/2004MVOPFactsLo.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 2006-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 24p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Attitudes; Behavior; Child restraint systems; Children; Fatalities; Highway safety; Injuries; Laws; Motor vehicles; Occupant protection devices; Passenger vehicles; Restraint systems; Seat belts; Statistics; Surveys; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Utilization; Young adults
• Uncontrolled Terms: Self reports
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I81: Accident Statistics; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01050035
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-810 654
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 2 2007 11:33AM