How would increasing seat belt use affect the number of killed or seriously injured light vehicle occupants?

Recommendations to reduce injuries to motor vehicle occupants: increasing child safety seat use, increasing safety belt use, and reducing alcohol-impaired driving.

Motor vehicle–related injuries kill more children and young adults than any other single cause in the United States,1,2 and they are the leading cause of death from unintentional injury for persons of all ages.3,4 More than 41,000 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes each year,5 and another 3.5 million people sustain nonfatal injuries.1 Moreover, crash injuries result in abo...

Increasing seat belt use in service vehicle drivers with a gearshift delay.

This study evaluated a device that prevents drivers from shifting vehicles into gear for up to 8 s unless seat belts are buckled. Participants were 101 commercial drivers who operated vans, pickups, or other light trucks from the U.S. and Canada. The driver could escape or avoid the delay by fastening his or her seat belt before shifting out of park. Unbelted participants experienced either a c...

An Investigation of the Factors Associated with the Non-use of a Seat Belt through the Analysis of Linked Western Australian Crash, Death and Hospitalisation Data

INTRODUCTION Seat-belts are one of the most successful occupant protection countermeasures available to reduce the likelihood of death and non-fatal injury in the event of a crash. In Australia, the prevalence of seat-belt use by adult vehicle occupants is estimated to exceed 90%. Yet despite the effectiveness of seat belts and the comparatively high wearing rate in Australia, it is estimated t...

Misclassification of seat belt use.

Seat Belt Usage in Injured Car Occupants: Injury Patterns, Severity and Outcome After Two Main Car Accident Mechanisms

Background: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are the main public health problems in Iran. The seat belts, which are vehicle safety devices, are imperative to reduce the risk of severe injuries and mortality. Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate injury patterns, severity and outcome among belted and unbelted car occupants who were injured in car accidents. Patients and Methods: This cro...