Effectiveness of Seat Belts - Analysis of Real World Accidents of Volkswagen Vehicles
870223
07/01/1987
- Event
- Content
- Generally, safety belt effectiveness is spoken of as a single value which is applied to all types of accidents and injuries. This study analyzes the makeup of safety belt effectiveness and compares the overall effectiveness to the effectiveness for different levels of injury, different areas of the body and for different types of accidents at different speeds. These comparisons show the wide range of effectiveness of safety belts and the relative effectiveness for different specific situations.
- Pages
- 24
- Citation
- Zobel, R., "Effectiveness of Seat Belts - Analysis of Real World Accidents of Volkswagen Vehicles," SAE Technical Paper 870223, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/870223.