Citation

Wells JK, Williams AF, Fields M. Am. J. Public Health 1989; 79(3): 332-333.

Affiliation

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Washington, DC 20037.

Erratum On

Am J Public Health 1990 Mar;80(3):285

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2916722

PMCID

PMC1349560

Abstract

Some seat belt use laws exempt occupants in certain seating positions and in certain types of vehicles, or both. A state-by-state analysis was conducted of the extent to which passenger vehicle occupants killed before the laws went into effect would have been covered by the laws subsequently passed. Only five states had laws that covered all passenger vehicle occupants; the majority excluded 4 to 8 per cent and six states excluded 14 per cent or more. More inclusive laws can reduce injuries and save lives.

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