Robinson v. Lewis’s Empirical Analysis

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27 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““There is considerable evidence that seat belts are effective safety devices and serve to save many lives and minimize many injuries. See the studies referred to in Bentzler v. Braun, supra [ 34 Wis. 2d 362 , 149 N. W. 2d 626, 639 (1967)]; 16 A a. Jur. Proof of Facts 351, Seat Belt Accidents, Section 5, p. 359; Roethe, Seat Belt Negligence in Automobile Accidents, 1967 Wis. L. Rev. 288 -292. It is apparent, however, that in spite of an intensive campaign to promote their use, seat belts are not being used by the general public. The 1968 edition of Accident Facts published by the National Safety Council states as follows: “ ‘Safety belts are now available to about two-thirds of all passenger car occupants, but the belts are being used only about 40 per cent of the time, on the average. As a consequence, the net usage figure — the per cent of all exposure hours during which passenger car occupants are using belts — is estimated to be only about 25 per cent.’ “Although the statistical studies may indicate otherwise the belief seems to persist that seat belts may increase the hazard in case of accidents resulting in submer •sion or fire and in some accidents may canse or increase injuries in the abdominal area.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 26 Ohio App. 2d 50 - Roberts v. Bohn