Traffic Safety Facts 1994: Occupant Protection

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Traffic Safety Facts 1994: Occupant Protection

1995-01-01
By National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)

[PDF-45.00 KB]

English

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National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Air Bags Child Restraint Systems Child Restraint Use Laws Child Safety Seats Fatalities Graphs Mandatory Belt Use Laws Passenger Vehicle Occupants Private Passenger Vehicles Restraint System Effectiveness Restraint Systems Seat Belts Shoulder Harnesses Statistics Tables (Data) Traffic Crashes Vehicle Occupants
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Tech Report
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United States
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National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)
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NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Accidents;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human Factors;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Vehicle Design;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety;NTL-REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES-Statistics;
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In 1994, 30,780 occupants of passenger vehicles (cars, light trucks, vans, and utility vehicles) were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes, 76 percent of the 40,676 traffic fatalities reported for the year. Among passenger vehicle occupants over 4 years old, safety belts saved an estimated 9,175 lives in 1994 and prevented approximately 211,000 moderate-to-critical injuries. Research has found that lap/shoulder safety belts, when used, reduce the risk of fatal injury to front-seat passenger car occupants by 45 percent and the risk of moderate-to-critical injury by 50 percent. For light truck occupants, safety belts reduce the risk of fatal injury by 60 percent and moderate-to-critical injury by 65 percent. If ALL passenger vehicle occupants over age 4 wore safety belts, 18,704 lives (that is, an additional 9,529) could have been saved in 1994. Of the figures, Figure 1 shows cumulative estimated number of lives saved by safety belt use, 1982-1994; and Figure 2 shows cumulative estimated number of lives saved by child restraints, 1982-1994. Table 1 shows estimated number of lives saved by restraint systems, 1982-1994.
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