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Rear Compared to Front Seat Restraint System Effectiveness in Preventing Fatalities
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Abstract
This work was performed to present briefly the results of recently published estimates of restraint system effectiveness for rear seats of passenger cars, and to contrast these estimates with earlier estimates of restraint system effectiveness for front seats. The estimates were obtained by applying the double pair comparison method to data in the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS). The average effectiveness of rear lap belt restraints was estimated as (18 ± 9)%, compared to (41 ± 4)% for front lap/shoulder restraints. While the results indicate that effectiveness for rear lap belts is lower than for front lap/shoulder belts, the rear seat estimate suggests that there is a 39 in 40 chance that rear seat restraints reduce fatality probability.
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Evans, L., "Rear Compared to Front Seat Restraint System Effectiveness in Preventing Fatalities," SAE Technical Paper 870485, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/870485.Also In
References
- Evans L. Double pair comparison - a new method to determine how occupant characteristics affect fatality risk in traffic crashes Accident Analysis and Prevention 18 217 227 1986
- Evans L. Rear seat restraint effectiveness in preventing fatalities General Motors Research Publication GMR-5566 September 25 1986
- Evans L. The effectiveness of safety belts in preventing fatalities Accident Analysis and Prevention 18 229 241 1986
- Evans L. Frick M. C. Safety belt effectiveness in preventing driver fatalities versus a number of vehicular, accident, roadway and environmental factors Journal of Safety Research 1986
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatal Accident Reporting System 1984 February 1986