| Title | Restraint System Usage in the Traffic Population. 1984 Annual Report |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 25689 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Goryl, Michael E.; Cynecki, Michael J. |
| Source | ix, 105 p. : ill. |
| Corporate Creator | Goodell-Grivas, Inc. |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Research and Development |
| Publisher | United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19850300 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report presents findings from four independent studies on occupant restraint use for various segments of the traffic population. Field observations, collected in 19 U.S. cities from January through December, 1984, are the basis for this report. The four studies and their findings are as follows: (1) Driver Safety Belt Use: A total of 130,207 drivers stopped for traffic signals were observed during the 12 month period. 15.3 percent were observed to wear safety belts during the last data collection period (July to December). (2) Passenger Safety Belt and Child Safety Seat Use: Findings from this study are based on 108,076 passengers observed at shopping mall entrances and exists. Child safety seat usage (for infants and toddlers) increased throughout 1984, reaching a high in the third quarter (July to December) of 49.3 percent. The percent of toddlers, subteens, teens, and adults wearing safety belts during the third quarter was observed to be 8.1, 15.2, 7.2, and 13.4 percent, respectively. (3) Safety Seat Installation Characteristics: Observations were recorded on a total of 3,476 child safety seats in vehicles parked at shopping malls and 88.1 percent were observed in the toddler mode. For toddler seats that require securing by only the vehicle safety belt, 56.4 percent were used correctly. However, only 8.7 percent of toddler seats that require the safety belt and tether were used correctly. (4) Helmet Use by Operators and Passengers of Motorcycles and Mopeds: Driver and passenger helmet use was observed to be 66.6 and 54.0 percent, respectively, for 14,898 motorcycle observations. Moped observations totalled 1,085 and helmet use among drivers and passengers was observed to be 42.1 and 35.0 percent, respectively. /Abstract from report summary page/ |
| Rosap ID | dot:1400 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1400 |
| TRT Terms | Manual safety belts; Motorcycles; Motorcycle helmets; Child restraint systems; Mopeds; Statistics; Field studies |
| General Subjects | Seat belt usage |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES - Statistics |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
00452180 |
| Contract Number | DTNH-22-82-C-07126 |
| Report Number | DOT-HS-806-714; NTIS-PB85193860 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/25000/25600/25689/DOT-HS-806-714.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |