The effectiveness of air bags
Barry, Simon C; Ginpil, S; O'Neill, Terence
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Previous research has shown that the installation of air bags in vehicles significantly reduces crash related deaths, but these analyses have used statistical techniques which have not been capable of controlling for other major determinants of crash survival. This study analysed data from the US FARS database of fatal crashes using conditional logistic regression which is simultaneously able to estimate occupant protection effects for a range of variables. Results of the analysis provided a...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Barry, Simon C | |
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dc.contributor.author | Ginpil, S | |
dc.contributor.author | O'Neill, Terence | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-13T23:23:13Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0001-4575 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/91814 | |
dc.description.abstract | Previous research has shown that the installation of air bags in vehicles significantly reduces crash related deaths, but these analyses have used statistical techniques which have not been capable of controlling for other major determinants of crash survival. This study analysed data from the US FARS database of fatal crashes using conditional logistic regression which is simultaneously able to estimate occupant protection effects for a range of variables. Results of the analysis provided a comparative quantification of both the effect of the air bag as well as other well known determinants of occupant crash survival (age, seat belt use, and gender). When potentially confounding variables were controlled, both the driver and passenger side air bag devices were shown to significantly reduce the probability of death in direct frontal collisions, but the effect size calculated was small compared to the effect of the seat belt. The effect size may also be very small in absolute terms depending on the severity of the crash involved. Given the limited benefit of the air bag, efforts to promote air bags seem particularly difficult to justify in countries such as the United States where the vastly superior occupant protection of the seat belt is under-utilised. | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
dc.source | Accident Analysis and Prevention | |
dc.subject | Keywords: accident prevention; adolescent; adult; aged; article; Australia; female; human; male; middle aged; mortality; protective equipment; statistical model; traffic accident; Accident Prevention; Accidents, Traffic; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Air Bags; Australia Air bags; Conditional logistic regression; Effectiveness; Frontal collisions; Interactions | |
dc.title | The effectiveness of air bags | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.description.refereed | Yes | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 31 | |
dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 090299 - Automotive Engineering not elsewhere classified | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | MigratedxPub22688 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Barry, Simon C, College of Business and Economics, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Ginpil, S, Civil Aviation Safety Authority | |
local.contributor.affiliation | O'Neill, Terence, College of Business and Economics, ANU | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 781 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 787 | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-12-12T09:14:35Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-0033226791 | |
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