Autogordels op de Achterbanken van Personenauto's: Een Proefonderzoek naar de Aanwezigheid en het Gebruik van Autogordels op de Achterbank (Safety Belts on the Rear Seats of Cars)

摘要

Safety belts on the rear seats of cars will be mandatory in the Netherlands as from January 1, 1990. The Dutch Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV) has done a test study to measure the presence and use of such belts before the law is passed. None of the ten most popular car models in the Netherlands is standardly equipped with rear seat safety belts. Rear seat safety belts were found in about 25% of all cars studied. Rear seat belts are more often fitted in more recent car models than older models, (33% and 18% of all cars respectively). The use of these belts was only 25%. Children under twelve years of age use the safety belt more often than older rear-seat occupants.