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Seat Belt Use and Perceptions Among Inter-Urban Commercial Vehicle Drivers in Ilorin, Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Road Safety
Road traffic crash is a major cause of death and injuries in the world. Although, seat belts are designed to reduce the risk and severity of injury, its use is low in low- and middle-income countries.
Bolaji Abdulkadir Usman   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seat Belt Use Among Rural & Urban Pickup Truck Drivers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), traffic crashes are a leading cause of death among Americans ages four through 34. Many traffic fatalities are the result of a lack of or improper seat belt use. In Missouri, nearly
Diener, Jeremy   +1 more
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The influence of Vehicle Dynamics Control System on the Occupant’s Dynamic response during a Vehicle collision [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This paper aims to apply a vehicle dynamics control system to mitigate a vehicle collision and to study the effects of this systems on the kinematic behaviour of the vehicle's occupant. A unique three-degree-of-freedom vehicle dynamics-crash mathematical
Elkady, M   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Insurance and the “Irrationalization” of Disaster Policy: A Political Crisis Theory for an Age of Climate Risk

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, Volume 77, Issue 3, Page 482-495, June 2026.
ABSTRACT In the last several years, disaster insurance programs around the world have experienced disruptions that many observers interpret to be a primary symptom of “climate crisis” (Bittle 2024). Governments have responded to these disruptions through disjointed and at times contradictory measures: they treat disasters, alternately, as “Acts of God”
Stephen J. Collier
wiley   +1 more source

Drive Alive: Teen Seat Belt Survey Program

open access: yesWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2010
Objective: To increase teen seat belt use among drivers at a rural high school by implementing the Drive Alive Pilot Program (DAPP), a theory-driven intervention built on highway safety best practices.Methods: The first component of the program was 20 ...
Loftin, Laurel   +5 more
doaj  

A spatial and temporal analysis of seat-belt usage and seat-belt laws [PDF]

open access: yes
Seat-belt usage has increased significantly in the US since the introduction of mandatory seat-belt usage laws in the 1980`s. This paper analyzes the impact of these laws on increasing seat-belt usage while controlling for other state-specific variables.
Majumdar, Arnab   +2 more
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1998 Seat Belt Usage Survey, February 18, 1999 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
The 78 percent seat belt usage rate in 1999 (up 7 percent since 1992) reflects active enforcement and education efforts that have occurred in Iowa during the last few years. Through continuing education of the public, an active "Life Toll" campaign, seat

core  

Geochemical Characteristics and Their Geological Significance of Zircon and Apatite From the Wunugetushan Porphyry Cu–Mo Deposit, Inner Mongolia, NE China

open access: yesActa Geologica Sinica - English Edition, EarlyView.
The key factors making the monzogranitic porphyry fertile for mineralization, including its high Cl, S, and H2O contents, high oxidation state, significant fluid exsolution, and multiple recharges of deep‐seated mafic magma, were all critical for the formation of the Wunugetushan porphyry Cu‐Mo deposit. ABSTRACT The Wunugetushan (Wushan) porphyry Cu–Mo
Genyuan JI   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occupant Kinematic and Injury Responses in Zero-Gravity Seat Under Low-, Medium-, and High-Speed Rear Impacts with Different Seat Belt Systems

open access: yesApplied Sciences
This study investigates occupant kinematic and injury responses in zero-gravity seats under rear impacts at 16 km/h, 40 km/h, and 56 km/h and evaluates the protective performance of a conventional three-point seat belt system and a four-point seat belt ...
Wenqiong Tu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary Seat Belt Laws and Offsetting Behavior: Empirical Evidence from Individual Accident Data. [PDF]

open access: yes
According to the offsetting effect theory, since drivers wearing seat belts feel more secure, they tend to drive less carefully and may cause more accidents, including those involving pedestrians. Most previous studies have used only state-level accident
Bae, Yong-Kyun
core   +1 more source

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