| Title | Effects of mandatory seatbelt use laws on highway fatalities in 1985 |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 33782 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Hoxie, Paul; Skinner, David |
| Source | 48p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19870400 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Each year between 40,000 and 50,000 people die in highway accidents. Mandatory seatbelt use laws (MULs) promise a substantial reduction in both highway fatalities and the severity of non-fatal accidents. A pooled rross-section time-series model is constructed to estimate the effectiveness of MULs in the nine states and District of Columbia where they were implemented in 1985. It is estimated that because of MULs 258 lives were saved in 1985. |
| Rosap ID | dot:5887 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5887 |
| TRT Terms | Seat belts; Fatalities; Crash causes; Traffic crashes; Federal laws |
| General Subjects | Mandatory; Seatbelt; Use; law; highway; safety |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | HS7 7 0 / S7 0 0 9 |
| Report Number | DOT-HS-807-083; DOT-TSC-NHTSA-87-3 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/33000/33700/33782/33782.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |