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DEARBORN, MI --- Dr. Steve Rouhana, senior technical leader for passive safety in Ford Motor Co.'s research and advanced engineering and group leader for biomechanics and occupant protection, likes to joke that he works with a lot of dummies -- crash test dummies. But when it comes to protecting vehicle occupants -- particularly children -- this father of three boys takes his work seriously.
Read More →VINELAND, NJ - Only 72 percent of commercial vehicle drivers wear seat belts compared with 90 percent of passenger-vehicle motorists surveyed by the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization and South Jersey Traffic Safety Alliance.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- A U.S. Department of Transportation study released May 14 estimates that 1,652 lives could be saved and 22,372 serious injuries avoided each year on America's roadways if seat belt use rates rose to 90 percent in every state.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday, May 18, told Congress that the agency plans to begin requiring safety belts on commercial buses, the Detroit News reported.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The number of traffic deaths on U.S. roads last year reached a record low, while seat belt use continued to climb, the U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Monday, April 6.
Read More →LITTLE ROCK, AR --- Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has signed into law a bill making a seat-belt violation a primary offense.
Read More →COLUMBUS, OH --- More than a dozen cash-strapped states are considering legislation that would give law enforcement officers the authority to pull over drivers just for not wearing their seat belts.
Read More →GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN – Saving a life can be so simple: grab, stretch, click! The three-point belt is and will remain the car’s most vital safety detail.
Read More →ALFDORF, Germany --- TRW Automotive GmbH has developed the Active Buckle Lifter (ABL) to make fastening seat belts easier.
Read More →IRVINE, Calif. --- Pioneered by laws in New York and Texas in 1985, safety belts are now a requirement in all states. What many motorists don't know, however, is the role that Volvo played in developing seat belts.
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