The effectiveness of head restraints in light trucks.

Author(s)
Walz, M.C.
Year
Abstract

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 202 has required head restraints in front outboard positions for all cars manufactured January 1, 1969 and later, for sale in the United States. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration extended the standard to include light trucks (pickup trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weigh Rating less than 10,000 pounds) as of September 1, 1991. NHTSA's 1982 evaluation of head restraints in passenger cars estimated a 13 percent overall reduction in injuries to drivers in rear impacts. The current evaluation, based on data from eight states (Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah) estimated that head restraints reduced overall injury risk in light trucks in rear impacts by a statistically significant 6 percent. (Author/publisher)

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Library number
C 29690 [electronic version only]
Source

Washington, D.C., U.S. Department of Transportation DOT, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA, 2001, VI + 75 p.; NHTSA Technical Report ; DOT HS 809 247

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