The impact of the safety belt used for chairs used in buses and minibuses with small-speed collisions

The article presents the analysis of the impact of the safety belt used onto a man sitting in a chair. The tests were conducted for small-speed collisions for three centile groups: 5, 50 and 95-centile group respectively. Each of those groups comprised men between 20 to 35 years of age. The tests were conducted on the inclined plane type device simulating the collision of a vehicle with the speed of approx. 12 km/h. Three types of safety belts were used for the tests: two-point, three-point and four-point belts. The results of analyses are presented in this article.