Measuring Seatbelt Usage Through Existing Traffic Surveillance Systems: Pilot Project

Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSP) provide states with an excellent opportunity to identify and engage local traffic safety partners in a program under the auspices of the SAFETEA-LU goal to reduce fatalities on the nation’s roadways. States have completed the initial plan and have moved into implementation and assessment phases. A critical component in program success and sustainability is reliable traffic safety data. While measures may not be readily available for rigorous assessment of every SHSP facet, it may be possible to enhance available measures by generating additional data through the use of existing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) architecture. This research report explores the capabilities of video camera equipment for observing seatbelt use. The goal of this project is to investigate the potential to utilize existing ITS assets as well as other video cameras and recording systems in occupant protection projects. With the evolution of camera technologies, it may be useful to field test existing ITS assets into the future to determine capabilities and opportunities for collecting reliable traffic safety data.

• Record URL:
  http://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=623
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• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  Rural Transportation Safety and Security Center
  North Dakota State University Department 2880, P.O. Box 6050
  Fargo, ND  United States  58108-6050
• Authors:
  • Lofgren, Mark
• Publication Date: 2009-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 34p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Intelligent transportation systems; Pilot studies; Seat belt use; Seat belts; Traffic safety; Traffic surveillance; Video cameras
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01472451
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 19 2013 8:46AM