Occupants’ seatbelt use are related to vehicle type and usage on a Ghanaian university campus
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Title
Occupants’ seatbelt use are related to vehicle type and usage on a Ghanaian university campus
Date
2019
Language
English
Abstract
Seat belt use does not only save lives but prevents the severity of injuries in road traffic crashes (RTCs). Vehicle type and usage have been found to influence the use of seat belt in cities like Kumasi, the host of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) campus. This paper presents a study on an un-obstructive survey of seat belt use by vehicle occupants entering and leaving KNUST campus through the four entrances from 7 to 9 am and 3 to 5pm on five weekdays. A total of 5489 vehicles with 9542 occupants comprising 5489 drivers, front-right and first back seat and second back seat passengers were observed. The majority of the private and SUV drivers used seat belts. Meanwhile, almost all the commercial drivers did not use seat belts. There is a statistically significant relationship between vehicle type and use and the use of seat belt in KNUST.
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Citation
“Occupants’ seatbelt use are related to vehicle type and usage on a Ghanaian university campus,” CSIRSpace, accessed September 19, 2024, http://cspace.csirgh.com/items/show/1931.