Performance of Rear Seat Belt Restraints

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Y. Warner ◽  
Uwe Meissner ◽  
Richard Bandstra
Keyword(s):  
Seat Belt ◽  
Rear Seat ◽  
Belt Restraints

The Development of Seat Belts and an Evaluation of the Efficacy of Some Current Designs

1989 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey B. Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Seat Belt ◽  
Rear Seat ◽  
Design Features ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Current Design ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Belt Restraints ◽  
Belt System

Front seat, rear seat, lap only and combination lap/shoulder belt restraints are analyzed for their effectiveness in injury mitigation. The question arises, have seat belt designs satisfactorily progressed over the years and can the performance of some current design features be improved? This paper reviews the history of seat belt development and the performance of some current design features. Specific interest is paid to 1) type 1 lap belt performance as seen in most rear seats and, 2) the current shoulder harness tension eliminator, window shade/comfort feature, in U.S. domestic automobiles, This paper reviews some case examples where seat belt design and performance in these areas can be significantly improved. Installation requirements of rear seat shoulder belts have recently been addressed by NHTSA. The tension-eliminator or window shade/comfort feature introduces slack into the system. The effect of slack on the performance of a lap/ shoulder belt system is examined

Rear seat belt use in the United Arab Emirates

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salaheddine Bendak ◽  
Sara S. Alnaqbi
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Seat Belt ◽  
Rear Seat ◽  
Seat Belt Use

Estimating the Effect of Standard Enforcement of a Rear Seat Belt Law for Rear Seat Fatality Prevention

2018 ◽  
Vol 2672 (33) ◽  
pp. 67-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Findley ◽  
Morgan Sanchez ◽  
Timothy Nye
Keyword(s):  
Injury Severity ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Seat Belt ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Rear Seat ◽  
Previous Literature ◽  
Seat Belts ◽  
Vehicle Collisions ◽  
Practice Standard ◽  
Seat Belt Use

Data were collected from the NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System to analyze the link between primary enforcement of rear seat belt use and injury severity in fatal vehicle collisions. Specifically, this study predicted the amount of fatalities that may have been prevented had there been standard enforcement of a rear seat belt law in effect. Previous literature concludes that increasing seat belt use will decrease injury severity in collisions and the primary enforcement of seat belts laws will increase seat belt use by approximately 14%. This study recorded and compared the number of rear seat fatalities in states that did and did not have primary enforcement laws for rear seat occupants. The results indicated that, on average, for every properly restrained rear seat fatality there are 0.45 more rear seat fatalities in states without primary enforcement than states with primary enforcement. It also predicts that the states that do not practice standard seat belt enforcement could have seen approximately 772 to 1,032 fatalities prevented from 2011 to 2015, had there been primary rear seat belt enforcement. This corresponds to an estimated national crash cost savings of $8.6 billion, or $1.7 billion annually.

Fatal side impact crash scenarios for rear seat and seat belt–restrained occupants from vulnerable populations

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (sup2) ◽  
pp. S50-S56
Author(s):  
Seth M. Fein ◽  
Jessica S. Jermakian ◽  
Kristy B. Arbogast ◽  
Matthew R. Maltese
Keyword(s):  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Seat Belt ◽  
Rear Seat ◽  
Side Impact

Influence of Vehicle Restraint System Design on the Kinematics and Neck Forces of a Rear Seat Small Occupant

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald S. Burke ◽  
Martha W. Bidez ◽  
Kathryn M. Mergl
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Seat Belt ◽  
The United States ◽  
Rear Seat ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Highway Traffic ◽  
Motor Vehicle Collisions ◽  
National Highway Traffic Safety ◽  
Vehicle Collisions

In 2008, motor vehicle collisions resulted in 968 child occupant fatalities and 193,000 seriously injured children, ages 14 years old and younger, according to the most recent data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) [1]. In fact, motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of death for all children ages 3 to 14 years old living in the United States [1]. As children grow older they require size-appropriate restraint types to fit their body at each developmental level. For older children, booster seats are not a total solution for child safety as they are often dependent on the design of the vehicle seat belt system (2). Additionally, there is no federal standard that requires vehicle manufacturers to dynamically test the performance of child seats of any type in their vehicles.

scholarly journals Warning signs to fasten seat belts result in higher rates of rear seat belt use in rideshare vehicles

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 2046-2050
Author(s):  
Kenneth Nemire
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
Seat Belt ◽  
Rear Seat ◽  
Warning Signs ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Warning Sign ◽  
Seat Belts ◽  
Front Seat ◽  
Passenger Vehicles ◽  
Seat Belt Use

Using seat belts reduces traffic injuries and fatalities. Passengers in the rear seat typically use their seat belts less often than drivers or front-seat passengers. Seat belt use in the back is even less frequent in vehicles for hire such as taxi cabs and rideshare vehicles than in private passenger vehicles. This observational study of adult passengers video-recorded in rideshare vehicles in San Francisco found that a sign mounted at rear passenger seated eye level, and that warned of the risks of failing to wear a seat belt, resulted in significantly higher rates of seat belt use than for rear seat passengers not exposed to the warning sign. Results also showed that age, gender, and trip duration did not have a significant effect on rear seat belt use. Implications for future research and other countermeasures are discussed.

Self-reported factors that influence rear seat belt use among adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nandi L. Taylor ◽  
Melissa Daily
Keyword(s):  
Seat Belt ◽  
Rear Seat ◽  
Seat Belt Use

Forensic assessment of seat belt injuries caused to a minor passenger in the rear seat

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
V.A. Fetisov ◽  
V.M. Karavayev ◽  
V.I. Burakova ◽  
S.A. Meshcheryakova ◽  
D.K. Tamberg
Keyword(s):  
Seat Belt ◽  
Rear Seat ◽  
Forensic Assessment ◽  
A Minor

scholarly journals A Simulation Study on the Efficacy of Advanced Belt Restraints to Mitigate the Effects of Obesity for Rear-Seat Occupant Protection in Frontal Crashes

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (sup1) ◽  
pp. S75-S83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yulong Wang ◽  
Zhonghao Bai ◽  
Libo Cao ◽  
Matthew P. Reed ◽  
Kurt Fischer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Study ◽  
Rear Seat ◽  
Occupant Protection ◽  
Frontal Crashes ◽  
Belt Restraints
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