Traffic Safety Facts 2015 data : occupant protection in passenger vehicles.

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National Center for Statistics & Analysis NCSA
Year
Abstract

Occupant protection discussed in this fact sheet includes seat belts, child safety seats, and frontal air bags in passenger vehicles. Passenger vehicles consist of passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, and SUVs. Vehicle occupants are both drivers and passengers. In this fact sheet the 2015 information on passenger vehicle occupant protection is presented as follows * Overview * Occupant demographics * Age * Gender * Seating position * Passenger vehicle types * Benefits of restraint use * Seat belts * Frontal air bags * Child restraints * Lives saved by restraints * State belt use * Restraint use laws * References. This fact sheet contains information on fatal motor vehicle crashes and fatalities based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). FARS is a census of fatal crashes in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico is not included in U.S. totals). Data from the NOPUS and observed belt use rate data obtained from individual States are also used in this fact sheet. (Author/publisher)

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20180183 ST [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, 2017, 8 p., 6 ref.; DOT HS 812 374

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