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NTL Classification:NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human Factors;
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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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