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From page 53... ... 53 This appendix describes the approach used to estimate the number of persons saved by safety belts (which is used to calculate UPFC) , number of occupants involved in potentially fatal A P P E N D I X A Calculations of Lives Saved, Number Involved in Fatal Crashes, and Overall Effectiveness of Safety Belts Against Deaths in 2005 Restraint Used Restraint Not Used Total with Known Use Involvement by Vehicle Type Cars # 9,361 8,889 18250 59.3% % 51.3% 48.7% 100% LTVs # 4,578 7,966 12,105 40.7% % 36.5% 63.5% 100% Totals # 13,940 16,854 29,162 100% % 45.3% 54.7% 100% Note: Unknowns Distributed Among Used and Not Used Categories. Read the entire page →
From page 54... ... Step 3: Calculating UPFC: Overall, and by Vehicle Type and Seating Position Notes: Data in Columns A, B, and C are from 2005 FARS file; Estimates in Column D (effectiveness of safety belts against deaths) are from Kahane (2004) Read the entire page →

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... 53 This appendix describes the approach used to estimate the number of persons saved by safety belts (which is used to calculate UPFC) , number of occupants involved in potentially fatal A P P E N D I X A Calculations of Lives Saved, Number Involved in Fatal Crashes, and Overall Effectiveness of Safety Belts Against Deaths in 2005 Restraint Used Restraint Not Used Total with Known Use Involvement by Vehicle Type Cars # 9,361 8,889 18250 59.3% % 51.3% 48.7% 100% LTVs # 4,578 7,966 12,105 40.7% % 36.5% 63.5% 100% Totals # 13,940 16,854 29,162 100% % 45.3% 54.7% 100% Note: Unknowns Distributed Among Used and Not Used Categories.

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... Step 3: Calculating UPFC: Overall, and by Vehicle Type and Seating Position Notes: Data in Columns A, B, and C are from 2005 FARS file; Estimates in Column D (effectiveness of safety belts against deaths) are from Kahane (2004)

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