The use of seat belt by motor vehicle occupants in South Africa
| Autor: | Mongezi Noah, Abiodun Olukoga |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
Automobile Driving Injury control business.industry Accident prevention Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Accidents Traffic Poison control Seat Belts Percentage distribution Occupational safety and health law.invention South Africa law Forensic engineering Seat belt Humans business Safety Research Demography |
| Zdroj: | Traffic injury prevention. 6(4) |
| ISSN: | 1538-9588 |
| Popis: | Objective. The purpose of this article was to examine the use of seat belt by motor vehicle users in the various provinces in South Africa. Methods. Data were abstracted from published reports of the national Department of Transport. Percentage distribution and correlation of road safety variables and seat belt wearing rates for motor vehicle users were calculated for the different provinces. Results. High seat belt wearing rates by the drivers (between 75.1% and 88.1%, national rate was 81%). The seat belt wearing rates for the front and back seat passengers were much lower than for the drivers. The seat belt wearing rates for front seat passengers (44.5% to 60.5%, national − 50.1%) and back seat passengers (1% to 16%, national − 7.6%) were much lower than for the drivers. The national seat belt wearing rate for all vehicles between 1982 and 1995 was between 46.9% and 69.2%, but this has generally declined. Conclusion. There is a need for the implementation of strategies to increase the use of seat belts... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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