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Seat belts

open access: yes, 2004
The effectiveness of seat belts is well documented. In general, the results of the survey showed that most drivers had very positive attitudes towards wearing seat belts.
Tecl, Jan   +4 more
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Drivers' unsafe behaviors in Iran: An investigation in West Azerbaijan

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundThe present study aims to investigate one of the major causes of traffic accidents: drivers' unsafe behaviors while driving.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, the behaviors of 946 drivers at traffic lights were observed in the morning, at ...
Fatemeh Bakhtari Aghdam   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimation of Accident Injury Severity of Vehicle Groups Considering Multi-factor Coupling [PDF]

open access: yesZhengzhou Daxue xuebao. Gongxue ban, 2021
In order to explore the influencing factors and their heterogenous impacts on vehicle groups accident under the multi-factor coupling effect, a random parameter logit model was developed based on 21 types of alternative factors in 4 aspects (road ...
Jin Wenzhou, Yao Yinjie
doaj   +1 more source

Seat belt sign and its significance

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2013
Safety belts are the most important safety system in motor vehicles and when worn intend to prevent serious injuries. However, in unusual circumstances (high velocity motor vehicle collisions) these safety measures (seat belts) can be the source and ...
Amit Agrawal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fasten Your Seat Belts

open access: yesJournal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research, 2000
Thinking outside the box is anathema to the 75-year-old U.S. airline business. This seriously palsied industry will need to rethink strategy if it is going to survive unpunished after the dust settles from recent merger talks and customer service ...
Alan R Bender
doaj   +1 more source

For Whom Didn’t It Click? A Study of the Non-Use of Seat Belts in Motor Vehicle Fatalities in New Zealand

open access: yesJournal of Road Safety, 2019
There is an increased risk of death or serious injury for occupants who did not wear a seat belt in a crash. In New Zealand, between 2006 and 2016, the non-use of seat belts accounted for 19-30% of the overall motor vehicle road deaths, and this figure ...
Lily Hirsch   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pattern of seat belt use by drivers in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2011
Background In Trinidad and Tobago, the law on the mandatory use of seat belts was passed in 1995, but this law is hardly enforced. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency and predictors of seat belt use by motor vehicle drivers in the ...
Odekunle Abayomi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A VR-Enhanced Rollover Car Simulator and Edutainment Application for Increasing Seat Belt Use Awareness

open access: yesComputers, 2021
Most countries have active road safety policies that seek the objective of reducing deaths in traffic accidents. One of the main factors in this regard is the awareness of the safety measures, one of the most important being the correct usage of the seat
José V. Riera   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

HEAD MOTION ANALYSIS OF THE KPSIT C50 DUMMY IN SIMULATED LOW-SPEED COLLISIONS [PDF]

open access: yesTransport Problems
This study focuses on the KPSIT C50 dummy to examine the impact of modifications to seat belts and vehicle seating. With the increasing frequency of sudden braking and vehicle collisions, particularly during traffic jams, understanding these factors is ...
Damian FREJ, Marek JAŚKIEWICZ
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Seat Belts and Shock Absorbers on the Safety of Racing Car Drivers

open access: yesMathematics, 2022
This paper aimed to study the behavior of a body (dummy) that was in a race car in the event of a frontal collision with a wall in order to see what loads were acting on the dummy.
Calin Itu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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