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Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

1986

Accident Severity

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1986 Safety Belt And Child Safety Seat Usage Rates In Kentucky, Kenneth R. Agent Sep 1986

1986 Safety Belt And Child Safety Seat Usage Rates In Kentucky, Kenneth R. Agent

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

The objective of the survey summarized in this report is to establish 1986 safety belt and child safety seat usage rates in Kentucky to compare to those determined from previous surveys. Also included in this report is an analysis of accident records evaluating the effectiveness of safety belts.

Statewide usage rages in the 19 cities previously surveyed in 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985 showed that driver safety belt usage increased in 1986 while child safety seat and safety belt usage remained at the 1984 and 1985 levels. The statewide usage rate of safety belts by drivers was 13.0 percent in …