Seat Belts: Effcetiveness of Mandatory Use Requirements

840329

02/01/1984

Event
SAE International Congress and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
The measured impact of mandatory seat belt usage regulations on automobile safety and accident severity appears to be substantially less than anticipated. A review of accident data collected by a number of countries, before and after implementation of a mandatory use law, indicates that mandatory seat belt usage made a measurable impact on safety only after the passenger belt usage rate rose above 60%. Data from these countries also indicate that user compliance above 60% is attainable only with rigorous usage enforcement programs.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/840329
Pages
11
Citation
McCarthy, R., Taylor, R., Sanford, S., and Lange, R., "Seat Belts: Effcetiveness of Mandatory Use Requirements," SAE Technical Paper 840329, 1984, https://doi.org/10.4271/840329.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1984
Product Code
840329
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English