Automobile insurance losses injury coverages : comparisons of claim frequencies of Volkswagen Rabbits with automatic and manual seat belts; 1975, 1976, and 1977 models.

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The frequencies of insurance claims for injuries to occupants of two groups of Volkswagen Rabbits - those sold with automatic belt systems and those sold with manual belt systems - for 1975, 1976 and 1977 are presented. Results show a.o. that in frontal crashes there were 17% fewer injuries to the occupants of VW Rabbits sold with automatic belts, and that the frequency of head injuries was 43 lower.

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B 16799 /10 /84 /91.1 /
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Washington, Highway Loss Data Institute / Insurance Institutfor Highway Safety, 1979, 30 p., graph., tab.; Research Report HLDI A-10

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