This study used police-reported motor vehicle crash data from eleven states to determine ejection, fatality, and fatal/serious injury risks for belted drivers in vehicles with conventional seatbelts compared to belted drivers in vehicles with seat integrated restraint systems (SIRS). Risks were compared for 11,159 belted drivers involved in single- or multiple-vehicle rollover crashes. Simple driver ejection (partial and complete), fatality, and injury rates were derived, and logistic regression analyses were used to determine relative contribution of factors (including event calendar year, vehicle age, driver age/gender/alcohol use) that significantly influence the likelihood of fatality and fatal/serious injury to belted drivers in rollovers. Results show no statistically significant difference in driver ejection, fatality, or fatal/serious injury rates between vehicles with conventional belts and vehicles with SIRS.


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    Title :

    Seat integrated and conventional restraints: A study of crash injury/fatality rates in rollovers


    Additional title:

    In den Sitz integrierte und konventionelle Rückhaltesysteme: Eine Studie zu Verletzungen/Todesfällen bei Unfällen mit Überschlägen


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    14 Seiten, 14 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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