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Seat belt usage in buses: An observation study of usage and travellers’ perspectives
Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut, Trafik och trafikant,TRAF, Människan i transportsystemet, MTS.ORCID-id: 0000-0002-4790-7094
Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut, Samhälle, miljö och transporter, SAMT, Mobilitet, aktörer och planering, MAP.ORCID-id: 0000-0001-7383-2412
Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut, Trafik och trafikant,TRAF, Människan i transportsystemet, MTS. Chalmers, Sweden.ORCID-id: 0000-0003-2530-4126
2022 (engelsk)Inngår i: Road Safety on Five Continents – RS5C. Proceedings / [ed] Anna Vadeby and Stephen P. Mattingly, Linköping: Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut, 2022, s. 94-95Konferansepaper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Annet vitenskapelig)
Abstract [en]

Travelling by bus is one of the safest modes of transport. However, crashes still happen and studies have found that the most severe crashes are related to rollovers, mainly on rural roads. The most severe injuries occur when unbuckled passengers are thrown out through the windows or get stuck under the bus. In Sweden the use of a seat belt and information about seat belt use when traveling by bus is regulated in Traffic Ordinance (1998: 1276) Chapter 4 §10a. In short, all bus passengers three years or older should be seated in a place with a seat belt, if there is such a place, and should use the belt. If there is no seat belt available, it is allowed to stand in the bus (if the bus is approved for standing places). The legal responsibility to inform and make sure passengers under 15 use the belt are on the bus driver. Despite existing regulations there is no clear view on the usage rate of seat belt in buses, or on the travellers’ view of their own usage and the reasons to not buckle up. This study aims to evaluate seat belt usage in buses and to understand travellers’ incentives of seatbelt usage.

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Linköping: Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut, 2022. s. 94-95
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URN: urn:nbn:se:vti:diva-19113OAI: oai:DiVA.org:vti-19113DiVA, id: diva2:1709229
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19th International Conference Road Safety on Five Continents (RS5C). Grapevine, Texas, USA. Held October 10–12, 2022
Tilgjengelig fra: 2022-11-08 Laget: 2022-11-08 Sist oppdatert: 2025-09-11bibliografisk kontrollert

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