Samenvatting
Current information on the use rates and injury- reducing potential of safety belts is reviewed, with emphasis on overall effectiveness so that various comparisons that are made between safety belts and other occupant protection measures such as air bags will be valid and relevant. It is noted that precise information on safety belt usage and effectiveness is not available, but that the data make it clear that wearing belts does substantially reduce the likelihood of serious injury to occupants of vehicles in crashes.