Occupant restraint use in 2013 : results from the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) Controlled Intersection Study.

Author(s)
Pickrell, T.M. & Liu, C.
Year
Abstract

This report presents results from the 2013 National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) Controlled Intersection Study. NOPUS is the only nationwide probability-based occupant restraint use survey. The National Center for Statistics and Analysis of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conducts this survey annually. The 2013 NOPUS found that the national seat belt use in 2013 reached 87 percent, statistically unchanged from 86 percent in 2012. Seat belt use among younger drivers (age 16 to 24) with younger passengers (all age 16 to 24) increased significantly to 85 percent in 2013 from 76 percent in 2012. Restraint use for children traveling in pickup trucks decreased significantly from 91 percent in 2012 to 76 percent in 2013. Seat belt use among child (under age 8) passengers decreased significantly to 88 percent in 2013 from 92 percent in 2012 during weekends. (Author/publisher)

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Library number
20150300 ST [electronic version only]
Source

Washington, D.C., U.S. Department of Transportation DOT, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA, National Center for Statistics and Analysis NCSA, Mathematical Analysis Division, 2015, V + 21 p., 5 ref.; DOT HS 812 080

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