New England low fatality rates versus low safety belt use.

Author(s)
National Center for Statistics & Analysis (NCSA)
Year
Abstract

This study examines the apparent anomaly of low safety belt usage in New England and relatively low fatality rates in New England. There are many variables that effect fatalities. Restraint use is one of the independent variables that contribute to fatalities and the subsequent fatality rates. The values of other variables in New England offset the expected high fatality rates if only safety belt use is considered. Restraint use continues to be the most effective individual countermeasure to reduce traffic crash related injuries and fatalities. (Author/publisher)

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Library number
C 35892 [electronic version only]
Source

Washington, D.C., U.S. Department of Transportation DOT, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA, National Center for Statistics & Analysis NCSA, 2005, 23 p., 6 ref.; Technical Report ; DOT HS 809 870

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