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Title:

SAFETY IMPLICATIONS OF SEAT BELTS ON TRANSIT BUSES

Accession Number:

00622044

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309051622

Abstract:

The findings of a literature search on seat belt installation for passengers on buses are summarized. The emphasis was on transit buses, but school buses were included. The literature search focused on three major areas: legislation, the effectiveness of seat belts, and any related aspects. The legislation portion dealt with the appropriate Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards as well as any state or federal laws that pertain to seat belts or passenger restraints on buses. The portion on the effectiveness of seat belts dealt with crash-testing studies and examined the epidemiological implications, accident analysis, likely seat belt usage, and the seating system as an integrated whole. The related aspects covered seat belt design options, seat design, seat design loads, other current seating options, seat anchorage design, bus floor structure, and bus-to-chassis connections. In addition, a survey was made of transit agencies in the United States and Canada to determine the current state of seat belt use. None of the agencies responding to the survey currently require seat belt installation. Overall, the findings tend to be inconclusive; many research papers express conclusions both for and against seat belt installation on buses. However, researchers generally agree that it is not just a matter of installing seat belts on an existing bus design. The entire seating system must be tested as an integrated whole before a conclusive statement on the effectiveness of seat belts on transit buses can be made.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1322, Large Vehicle Safety: Transit and Trucks 1991. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

00626681

Report/Paper Numbers:

HS-041 366

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Khasnabis, Snehamay
Dusseau, Ralph A
Dombrowski, Theodore J

Pagination:

p. 9-16

Publication Date:

1991

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1322
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309051622

Features:

References (26) ; Tables (1)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Effectiveness

Subject Areas:

Design; Highways; Law; Public Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety

Files:

HSL, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

May 31 1996 12:00AM

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