The Degree of Benefit of Belts in Reducing Injury - an Attempt to Explain Study Discrepancies

790684

02/01/1979

Event
Passenger Car Meeting & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
Numerous analyses of accident injury data have tried to assess safety belt benefits, but they have not been able to reflect a consensus on the degree of these benefits. This paper examines seventeen safety belt studies to identify the possible causes for the disparate assessments. Factors that contribute to this disparity include differences in injury scale values, inaccuracies in reporting occupants' belt status, and variations in sampling criteria.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/790684
Pages
12
Citation
Campbell, B., and Reinfurt, D., "The Degree of Benefit of Belts in Reducing Injury - an Attempt to Explain Study Discrepancies," SAE Technical Paper 790684, 1979, https://doi.org/10.4271/790684.
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Published
Feb 1, 1979
Product Code
790684
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English