Seat Belt Usage in Sweden and Its Injury Reducing Effect 840194
Based upon official Swedish investigations and studies carried out by the Volvo Car Corporation, this report gives a short review of seat belt use in Sweden before and after the introduction of the mandatory seat belt wearing law, various factors influencing belt use, injury reducing effects of belt use (with respect to severity, injured body region, front seat versus rear seat, children versus adults, etc), and the injury-reducing effects of the Swedish belt wearing law, introduced in 1975. Briefly, belt wearing is very effective in reducing injuries, concerning both adults and children, and the effects of the Swedish mandatory belt wearing law are very positive.
Citation: Norin, H., Carlsson, G., and Korner, J., "Seat Belt Usage in Sweden and Its Injury Reducing Effect," SAE Technical Paper 840194, 1984, https://doi.org/10.4271/840194. Download Citation
Author(s):
Hans Norin, Gerd Carlsson, Johnny Korner
Pages: 14
Event:
SAE International Congress and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Advances in Belt Restraint Systems-Design, Performance and Usage-P-141, SAE 1984 Transactions-V93-84
Related Topics:
Safety belts
Body regions
Children
Injuries
Adults
Technical review
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