Effects of seatbelt laws on highway fatalities

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• Creators:
  Skinner, David ; Borener, S.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Fatalities
  • Federal laws
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Project memorandum
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  The statistical models used in this update indicate that states ; which have a seatbelt law have experienced on average a 7.7 ; percent reduction in frontseat occupant fatalities in vehicles ; generally covered by laws. That is, on average in any law ; state, these fatalities are 7.7 percent less than would have ; been expected in the absence of a law. This result is based ; on historical relationships of almost 14 years (January 1975 ; through December 1988) contained in the Fatal Accident ; Reporting System(FARS) database. ; Removing any comparison with non-seatbelt law states does ; not change the result appreciably. It is recognized that some ; of the savings of lives may be attributable to greater ; acceptance of seatbelts in the driving population and not ; just the effects of the law.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-TSC-HS070-PM-89-28
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5853/dot_5853_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 381.51 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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