Papers on adult seat belts : effectiveness and use

18302470NHTSA Technical Report; January 1984 - May 1988PDFResearch PaperDOT HS 807 285Restraint systemsAdultsFatalitiesInjuriesAccident dataAutomobilesPickup trucksCollisionsUnited States. National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationPartyka, Susan C.John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.). Mathematical Analysis DivisionNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITYNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human FactorsVolpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference CenterBTS Data DirectoryThe eight papers in this volume describe analyses of theeffectiveness and use of adult seat belts, based on trafficaccident data. All eight were written between January 1984 andMay 1988. The topics addressed include front seat belteffectiveness (estimated separately for states with vs without aseat belt use law, for drivers vs right-front seat passengers,for occupants of cars vs pickup trucks, and by crash directionand accident year), rear seat belt effectiveness, and issues inestimating belt effectiveness from accident data. The principalaccident data sources are the Fatal Accident Reporting System(FARS), the National Crash Severity Study (NCSS), and theNational Accident Sampling System (NASS)