OPINIONS OF THE SWISS POPULATION ON SAFETY PROBLEMS/THE LEGAL SITUATION ON WEARING OF SAFETY BELTS IN SWITZERLAND/ATTITUDES AND DRINKING BEHAVIOUR OF MOTORISTS

MEINUNGEN DER SCHWEIZER BEVOELKERUNG ZU SICHERHEITSPROBLEMEN / DIE RECHTLICHE SITUATION ZUM GURTENTRAGEN IN DER SCHWEIZ / EINSTELLUNGEN (ATTITUEDEN) UND TRINKVERHALTEN VON AUTOMOBILISTEN

IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN PUBLIC OPINION ON THE QUESTION OF ROAD ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND AT THE SAME TIME TO COLLECT PROPOSALS FOR MEASURES TO IMPROVE SAFETY, 1002 PERSONS OVER THE AGE OF 18 THROUGHOUT SWITZERLAND WERE SELECTED ACCORDING TO THE "QUOTER SAMPLE" SYSTEM AND QUESTIONED. A DETAILED LIST REFLECTS THE VIEWS OF THE POPULATION ON THE GROUNDS FOR THE DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF FATALITIES. THE USE OF SEAT BELTS TAKES FIRST PLACE AND THE SPEED LIMIT OUTSIDE BUILT-UP AREAS COMES SECOND. THE SWISS FEDERAL PARLIAMENT INTRODUCED LEGISLATION TO MAKE THE WEARING OF SEAT BELTS OBLIGATORY IN 1975 AND BROUGHT THE LAW INTO FORCE ON THE 1ST JANUARY 1976. AS THE EXPERIENCE OF THE SEAT BELT OBLIGATION SHOWS, THE NECESSARY HIGH USAGE OF SEAT BELTS TO FUNDAMENTALLY REDUCE THE DEATH RATE CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED WHEN CAR OCCUPANTS ARE FORCED BY LAW TO USE THEIR BELTS. THE THIRD PART OF THE REPORT SHOWS THE PROBLEM OF INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOUR BY MOTORISTS WITH REFERENCE TO TESTS. THE INVESTIGATION COULD BRING TO LIGHT NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE REACTION TYPES AND THE RANKING OF THE MENTIONED STANDARD FOR "ALCOHOL AT THE WHEEL". AGAINST EXPECTATIONS, ATTITUDES ARE NOT SPECIALLY LINKED WITH VALUES, WHEN CONSISTENCY IS DISCUSSED, BUT THE REVERSE.

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  • Accession Number: 01292684
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 3:38AM