@article{ref1,
title="Injuries fatal to auto occupants using seat belts",
journal="Proceedings: American Association for Automotive Medicine Annual Conference",
year="1974",
author="Harris, L. S. and Wright, R. K.",
volume="18",
number="",
pages="30-36",
abstract="A series of auto driver and passenger fatalities is reported in which each of the deceased was using a voluntary belt restraint system (&quot;lap belts&quot; or &quot;3-point belts&quot;) at the moment of the fatal crash. A reconstruction of each lethal episode, based upon vehicle examination, police reports and autopsy data, leads to the following conclusions; with rare exceptions, deaths occurred in spite of and not because of belt use; 2-point lap belts do not consistently prevent fatal injury in high speed crashes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however a comparison of fatality incidence in belted versus non- belted victims yields a significant degree of non-representation of belt users in the total crash fatality population.<p />",
language="",
issn="0892-6484",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}