title: The inaccessibility of seat belts in taxicabs.
abstract: The accessibility of seat belts was determined in a total sample of 200 taxicabs waiting to pick up passengers at eight city airports. A rear seat belt was "accessible" (able to be fastened within 10 seconds) in 111 (55.5 per cent) taxicabs. The proportion varied by city from 16.0 per cent (New York City) to 96.0 per cent (Minneapolis-St. Paul) and was higher for taxicabs in cities covered by mandatory state seat belt legislation.
authors.affiliation: Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control, Rockville, MD 20857.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D001336:Automobiles; D006801:Humans; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D012622:Seat Belts; D014481:United States