Samenvatting
A telephone survey of a nationally representative sample of 1213 individuals who drive or ride in cars was conducted in January- February 1986, which obtained information about three major areas: automatic safety belts, air bags and mandatory use laws. The survey found out that the public is . generally unaware of automatic safety belts and had concerns about them breaking down and trapping them in an accident. The majority of the public preferred manual belts to automatic belts.