Seat Belts: Effcetiveness of Mandatory Use Requirements 840329
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.
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. Download Citation
Author(s):
Roger L. McCarthy, Robert K. Taylor, Sally B. Sanford, Robert C. Lange
Affiliated:
Failure Analysis Associates
Pages: 11
Event:
SAE International Congress and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Advances in Belt Restraint Systems-Design, Performance and Usage-P-141
Related Topics:
Safety belts
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