Nonconformities in Real-World Fatal Crashes— Electronic Stability Control and Seat Belt Reminders

Lie, Anders

doi:10.1080/15389588.2011.653842

“…Type of vehicle (10,14) and vehicle equipment such as electronic stability control devices (25) and air conditioning (20) encourage drivers to wear a seatbelt. Moreover, use of seatbelts has been reported to significantly differ between urban/rural roads (10,14) and highways (20).…”

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Seatbelt Use and Related Factors Among Drivers Involved in Road Crashes in Southeast Iran

Mohammadi

¹

,

Ansari-Moghaddam

²

,

Rad

³

et al. 2015

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Background: Seatbelts are a relatively low-cost safety device that provides easy basic protection for occupants of 4-wheeled vehicles. Objectives: This study investigates frequency of seatbelt use and its related factors among drivers involved in a vehicle crash. Materials and Methods:In this cross-sectional study, all crash profiles recorded in a province from March 2010 to March 2011 were reviewed. Necessary information was extracted from crash reports in which at least one 4-wheeled vehicle was involved. Data were analyzed using binary and multinomial logistic regression. Results: Of a total of 1427 motor vehicle crashes, a seatbelt was used by 58.2% of drivers. In the univariate analysis, the following were significantly associated with seatbelt use: driver age, education, and occupation along with front seat passenger's sex and seatbelt use, type and make of vehicle, speed, road surface condition, and type of road. In the multivariate model, the following remained significant: driver education, seatbelt use by front seat passenger, and type of road. Furthermore, a restraining seatbelt protected drivers from severe injury and death. Unbelted drivers were 7 and 17.4 times more likely to experience injury and death respectively than belted drivers. Conclusions: The seatbelt wearing rate among the study participants was much lower than the 90% rate reported among Iranian drivers in 2010. Mandating seatbelt use, as in most countries, will be more effective if a combination of factors such as changes in vehicle design, road safety, and driver and passenger behavior are taken into account.

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Rural Road Design According to the Safe System Approach

Stigson

¹

,

Kullgren

²

,

Andersson

³

2022

The Vision Zero Handbook

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0

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This chapter covers design of rural roads according to the model for safe traffic used in the Vision Zero approach. Based on expected levels of the safety of vehicles and road users, the roads and the road side furniture should be designed to avoid fatalities and serious injuries. An introduction is presented covering the safe system approach and how speed limits of roads should be set to reflect the safety standard of the road in relation human injury tolerance and the capacity to protect the road users. One section will cover countermeasures to protect vulnerable road users, including speed calming road infrastructure, bicycle and pedestrian paths, bus stops. Another section will cover road infrastructure countermeasures addressing vehicle occupants. It is shown how change of velocity, vehicle mean acceleration, and crash duration are correlated and how they influence occupant injury risk. Design of different types of roads on rural roads is described, such as the two-plus-one lane road design with median barrier, and various ways of separating traffic or preventing run-off road crashes including road barrier design and rumble strips. Safe intersection design is an important part on rural roads that is explained. The last part covers design of the roadside area from a safe system approach.

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Rural Road Design According to the Safe System Approach

Stigson

¹

,

Kullgren

²

,

Andersson

³

2022

The Vision Zero Handbook

1

0

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This chapter covers design of rural roads according to the model for safe traffic used in the Vision Zero approach. Based on expected levels of the safety of vehicles and road users, the roads and the road side furniture should be designed to avoid fatalities and serious injuries. An introduction is presented covering the safe system approach and how speed limits of roads should be set to reflect the safety standard of the road in relation human injury tolerance and the capacity to protect the road users. One section will cover countermeasures to protect vulnerable road users, including speed calming road infrastructure, bicycle and pedestrian paths, bus stops. Another section will cover road infrastructure countermeasures addressing vehicle occupants. It is shown how change of velocity, vehicle mean acceleration, and crash duration are correlated and how they influence occupant injury risk. Design of different types of roads on rural roads is described, such as the two-plus-one lane road design with median barrier, and various ways of separating traffic or preventing run-off road crashes including road barrier design and rumble strips. Safe intersection design is an important part on rural roads that is explained. The last part covers design of the roadside area from a safe system approach.

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Nonconformities in Real-World Fatal Crashes— Electronic Stability Control and Seat Belt Reminders

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Seatbelt Use and Related Factors Among Drivers Involved in Road Crashes in Southeast Iran

Seatbelt Use and Related Factors Among Drivers Involved in Road Crashes in Southeast Iran

Rural Road Design According to the Safe System Approach

Rural Road Design According to the Safe System Approach

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