United States Department of Transportation
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National Occupant Protection Use Survey: Shopping Center Study
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1995-05-18
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Abstract:As part of the 1994 National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), a study was conducted at shopping centers to collect information on rear-seat belt use, shoulder belt misuse, and lap belt use. Unlike the other NOPUS studies, the moving traffic and controlled intersection studies, the shopping center data were not collected at statistically selected sites due to the difficulty of obtaining these data. Although the results from the shopping center study cannot be weighted to be representative of belt use in the country, they do provide valuable data for issues where little or no information is currently available. This note presents the results from the shopping center study. Pairs of observers recorded shoulder belt use, shoulder belt misuse, and lap belt use for the driver, right front-seat passenger and rear-seat outboard passengers for automobiles only. The vehicles make, model, and license plate number were also recorded. Safety belt use was observed for 5,500 drivers, 2,000 front-seat passengers, and 700 rear-seat passengers of passenger cars. Even though the shopping center results are unweighted, they compare closely to the statistically weighted results from the other NOPUS studies.
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