COMPULSORY WEARING OF SEAT BELTS
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AN ANALYSIS IS MADE OF THE QUESTIONS TO BE RESOLVED IN THE EVENT OF A DECISION AT GOVERNMENT LEVEL TO INTRODUCE COMPULSORY WEARING OF SEAT BELTS BY VEHICLE OCCUPANTS GENERALLY. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST COMPULSION ITSELF ARE NOT DISCUSSED, NEITHER IS THE EFFICACY OF BELTS IN THE REDUCTION OF INJURIES. THE FACTORS EXAMINED ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO NEW SOUTH WALES ONLY; THEY OPERATE IN ALL SIMILAR COMMUNITIES. EXEMPTIONS ARE SUGGESTED ON GROUNDS OF MEDICAL AND OTHER PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS AGE, OCCUPATIONAL FACTORS, AND THE UNSUITABILITY OF EXISTING BELTS FOR PARTICULAR VEHICLE TYPES. A TWO-YEAR TIMETABLE FOR THE COMPULSORY RETROFITTING OF SEAT BELTS (AS AN ESSENTIAL PREREQUISITE) IS SUGGESTED, IT BEING IMPLICIT THAT THE PROGRAM AS A WHOLE CAN BE DEFERRED TO SUIT A COMMENCING DATE LATER THAN THAT PROPOSED. INTENSIFIED PUBLIC EDUCATION IS SUGGESTED IN ORDER TO COUNTER FIRMLY HELD BUT UNFOUNDED OBJECTIONS AND TO ENCOURAGE GREATER VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE WITH ANY COMPULSORY- WEARING LAW. CLOSER CONSULTATION WITH SEAT-BELT MANUFACTURERS TO ELIMINATE FEATURES INIMICAL TO INCREASED SEAT BELT USAGE IS PROPOSED. /HSRI/