Safety Belt Usage: Survey of the Traffic Population

1978
The objectives of this study were to assess safety belt usage in cars manufactured between 1964 and 1977 and to examine usage as a function of type of car, driver characteristics, and driving environment. A survey of passenger cars in 16 cities was conducted across an 8-month period by observing safety belt usage by drivers as they stopped for traffic signals at primary road intersections and freeway exits. A supplementary survey was conducted at O'Hare airport rental car check-ins to compare
more » ... age of single versus dual retractor safety belts. Overall safety belt usage was
doi:10.21949/1524983 fatcat:3iu2i3t7nvdjlc3kd5eyabgg4u