Results of a direct observation survey of safety belt use in a six community area of Wayne County, Michigan, conducted in the fall of 2001, are reported here. The six communities included in the survey area were: Brownstown Township, Dearborn, Detroit, Livonia, Rumulus, and Taylor. In this study, 3,113 occupants traveling in four vehicle types (passenger cars, sport-utility vehicles, vans/minivans, and pickup trucks) were surveyed during September, 2001. 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 75.4 percent. Belt use was 77.6 percent for passenger cars, 73.3 percent for sport-utility vehicles, 77.0 percent for percent for vans/minivans, and 68.8 percent for pickup trucks. Overall belt use was higher for females than for males, and higher for drivers than for passengers.
Safety Belt Use in Wayne County Communities: Fall 2001
2001
36 pages
Report
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English
Transportation & Traffic Planning , Transportation , Transportation Safety , Road Transportation , Seat belt usage , Motor vehicles , Standard enforcement , Occupant protection , Restraint systems , Safety belts , Assessments , Automobiles , Pickup trucks , Traffic safety , Injury prevention , Highway safety , Wayne County(Michigan)
Safety Belt Use in Wayne County Communities: Fall 2002
NTIS | 2002
|Wayne County Overall Program Design
NTIS | 1972