CTBSSP Synthesis 8:

Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety Belt Usage

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Size: 62 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2005

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Ronald R Knipling; Gene Bergoffen; Scott A Tidwell; Jeffrey B Short; Gerald P Krueger; Robert E Inderbitzen; George Reagle; Daniel C Murray; Transportation Research Board
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Front Matter	i-ix
Summary	1-3	(skim)
1.3 Approach	4-5	(skim)
2.2 General Research on Safety Belt Use by CMV Drivers	6-6	(skim)
2.3 Driver Motivational Factors and Incentives for Safety Belt Use	7-7	(skim)
2.5 Research on Safety Belt Comfort and Usability	8-8	(skim)
2.8 Overview of Auto Safety Belt Program	9-9	(skim)
Chapter 3 - Regulatory Framework	10-11	(skim)
4.2 Principal Survey Results	12-15	(skim)
5.1 Driver Interview Methodology	16-16	(skim)
5.2 Principal Interview Results	17-21	(skim)
6.2 Principal Interview Results	22-24	(skim)
7.2 Ergonomics Assessment Methodology	25-26	(skim)
7.3 Results of Ergonomics Assessment	27-28	(skim)
7.4 Additional Ergonomics and Human Factors Considerations	29-29	(skim)
7.5 New Technologies for Truck Safety Belt Comfort and User-Friendly Design	30-30	(skim)
7.6 Ergonomics Assessment Conclusions	31-31	(skim)
8.2 Suggested Practices	32-33	(skim)
8.3 Recommended Research Needs	34-34	(skim)
References	35-36	(skim)
Appendix A - Project Statement of Work	37-40	(skim)
Appendix B - Fleet Manager Survey	41-42	(skim)
Appendix C - Driver Interview Guide	43-44	(skim)
Appendix D - Driver Focus Group Interview Guide	45-46	(skim)
Appendix E - Overview of NHTSA Passenger Car Campaign	47-52	(skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications	53-53	(skim)

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TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 8: Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety Belt Usage identifies and documents motivating factors that influence commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers in deciding whether to wear safety belts and research and practices that address CMV safety belt usage. It also offers a review of ergonomic and human engineering factors in the design and use of safety belts in CMVs as well as approaches to facilitate safety belt use by truck manufacturers.

CTBSSP Synthesis 8:

Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety Belt Usage

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