Rear seat occupant protection:​ a study of children and adults in the rear seat of cars in relation to restraint use and car characteristics

Krafft, M.; Nygren, C.; Tingvall, C.

The rear seat of passenger cars has not been studied to any degree compared with the front seat. The use of restraints among rear seat passenger also lower for rear seat passenger.

In this study the rear seat occupant protection was analyzed by using a material with both damage only as well as injury producing accidents. All injuries were coded according to AIS. The effectiveness of restraint use among children and adults as well as the influence of car size and type was investigated. The difference between front and rear seat occupants was also studied regarding injury risk and pattern.

Year

Entry

1988

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1982

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1980

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1974

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1985

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