Direct Observation of Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Michigan: Fall1993

摘要

Results of a direct observation of safety belt and motorcycle helmet use inMichigan for Fall of 1993 are reported. The current survey represents a complete departure from the procedures and sample design used in previous surveys. In the present survey, 17,719 front outboard occupants were observed in 13,669 passenger vehicles between September 2 and September 23, 1993. Statewide shoulder belt use for front outboard occupants in passenger vehicles was 64.4 percent. The shoulder belt use rate represents the highest use rate found in any previous University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute survey.