Factors Related to the Likelihood of a Passenger Vehicle Occupant Being Ejected in a Fatal Crash (Paperback)

This report examined issues related to the ejection status of passenger vehicle occupants in fatal crashes. The tables are produced from data from the national highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis report Ing System (FARS) for the 5-year period from 2003 through 2007. The relationship between ejection status and the following factors are included in the report: Occupant restraint use, occupant injury severity, vehicle model year, speed limit at the location of the crash, rollover status, vehicle type, occupant age, occupant seat position, initial impact point, and number of vehicles involved in the crash.