The report analyzes the current legal status of the seat belt defense in civil actions. Particular emphasis is given to factors which have altered the evolution of the seat belt defense since 1982, the most significant being the passage of laws mandating belt use in a majority of the states. The report is organized into three sections. The first section provides the background necessary to an understanding of the nature and applications of the seat belt defense, and the benefits and detriments of the seat belt defense and mandatory use laws (MULs). The second section includes a State-by-State analysis of the current status of the seat belt defense. The final section examines the seat belt defense and MULs in the context of broader public policy considerations regarding injury prevention.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Seat Belts and the Law: Mandatory Use Laws and the Legal Consequences of Non-Use


    Contributors:
    B. F. Bohan (author) / S. P. Teret (author)

    Publication date :

    1990


    Size :

    96 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Seat Belts: Effcetiveness of Mandatory Use Requirements

    Lange, Robert C. / Taylor, Robert K. / McCarthy, Roger L. et al. | SAE Technical Papers | 1984


    Laws on mandatory seat belt use in Germany and short evaluation of the international literature on seat belts

    Seidenstecher,K. / Bundesminist.f.Verkehr | Automotive engineering | 1979


    Mandatory Seat Belt Laws - An Arizona Perspective

    Perkins, David D. / Schmitt, Louis A. | SAE Technical Papers | 1986


    Mandatory Seat Belt Laws - An Arizona Perspective

    Schmitt,L.A. / Perkins,D.A. / Arizona Dep.of Transportation,US | Automotive engineering | 1986


    Fatality Reductions from Mandatory Seat belt Usage Laws

    Skinner, David / Hoxie, Paul | SAE Technical Papers | 1987