Effectiveness of Safety Belts and Airbags in Preventing Fatal Injury

910901

02/01/1991

Event
International Congress & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
Airbags and safety belts are now viewed as complements for occupant protection in a crash. There is also a view that no single solution exists to ensure safety and that a system of protective technologies is needed to maximize safety in the wide variety of real automotive crashes. This paper compares the fatality prevention effectiveness, and biomechanical principles of occupant restraint systems. It focuses on the effectiveness of various systems in preventing fatal injury assuming the restraint is available and used. While lap-shoulder belts provide the greatest safety, airbags protect both belted and unbelted occupants.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/910901
Pages
13
Citation
Viano, D., "Effectiveness of Safety Belts and Airbags in Preventing Fatal Injury," SAE Technical Paper 910901, 1991, https://doi.org/10.4271/910901.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1991
Product Code
910901
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English