Results of a direct observation survey of safety belt use in a six community area of Wayne County, Michigan, conducted in the fall of 2002, are reported here. The six communities included in the survey area were: Brownstown Township, Dearborn, Detroit, Livonia, Romulus, and Taylor. In this study, 2,913 occupants traveling in four vehicle types (passenger cars, sport-utility vehicles, vans/minivans, and pickup trucks) were surveyed during September 2002. Belt use was estimated for all commercial/noncommercial vehicle types combined and separately for each vehicle type. Belt use by seating position, sex, time of day, and age was also calculated. Overall belt use was 72.9 percent. Belt use was 74.4 percent for passenger cars, 76.0 percent for sport-utility vehicles, 77.3 percent for vans/minivans, and 60.7 percent for pickup trucks. Overall belt use was higher for females than for males, and higher for drivers than for passengers. Belt use was low for 16-to-29 year olds, and increased with age. These findings enable us to examine and measure safety belt use trends in the six communities, and assess the effects of Public Information and Education programs.
Safety Belt Use in Wayne County Communities: Fall 2002
2002
68 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation Safety , Road Transportation , Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Seat belt usage , Motor vehicles , Surveys , Restraint systems , Occupant protection , Safety belts , Automobiles , State government , Passenger cars , Trends , Data collection , Pickup trucks , Highway safey , Traffic safety , Assessments , Enforcement , Wayne County(Michigan)
Safety Belt Use in Wayne County Communities: Fall 2001
NTIS | 2001
|Wayne County Overall Program Design
NTIS | 1972