Traffic Safety Facts 1993: Occupant Protection

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• Corporate Creators:
  National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Fatalities
  • Traffic crashes
  • Private passenger vehicles
  • Restraint systems
  • Child restraint systems
  • Vehicle occupants
  • Seat belts
  • Child safety seats
  • Shoulder harnesses
  • Air bags
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00672498
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Accidents ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human Factors ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Vehicle Design ; NTL-REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES-Statistics
• Description:
  In 1993, 26,873 front-seat occupants of passenger vehicles (cars, light trucks, vans, and utility vehicles) were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes, 67 percent of the 40,115 traffic fatalities reported for the year. Among front-seat passenger vehicle occupants over 4 years old, safety belts saved an estimated 5,344 lives in 1993 and prevented approximately 139,200 moderate-to-critical injuries. Of the figures, Figure 1 shows cumulative estimated number of lives saved by safety belt use, 1983-1993; and Figure 2 shows cumulative estimated number of lives saved by child restraints, 1982-1993.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4618/dot_4618_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 23.61 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c15f6bcfbfda7cbefd3a84dbce48cb96f7b5faae061db756d7474a0479f0d5c1