MOTION SEQUENCE CRITERIA AND DESIGN PROPOSALS FOR RESTRAINT DEVICES IN ORDER TO AVOID UNFAVORABLE BIOMECHANIC CONDITIONS AND SUBMARINING. IN: SEAT BELTS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ESSENTIAL SAFETY FEATURE

The study's aim is to demonstrate that the existing safety standards are inadequate to ensure optimum protection for belted car occupants. An additional aim is to reduce belt specific injuries. The results demonstrated that supplements and modifications of safety standards provide the only effective method of speeding up improvements of the belt-seat system. Introduced is a possible belt-restraint- seat design that could provide favorable biomechanical properties.