North Dakota Youth Occupant Protection Survey: 2016 Pilot Design and Implementation

Traffic crashes are a leading cause of death for North Dakota youth. Appropriate occupant protection significantly reduces the risk of these preventable injuries. Previous research shows that risk for fatal and serious injury increases by 50% to 70% when occupants fail to use safety restraint systems. In addition, youth in front seat positions are substantial more likely to suffer serious injury outcomes. An observational field study was conducted to measure youth occupant restraint use in the state. Overall, the weighted youth occupant protection use rate was 95.7% in 2016. This use rate creates a benchmark for safety stakeholders working to instill positive traffic safety behaviors as common practice. The observation method was selected for this performance metric to minimize bias in extrapolating sample field data to the population in terms of observed practices. In addition, supplemental analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with positive youth occupant restraint decision outcomes.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052

  North Dakota Department of Transportation

  Bismarck, ND  United States  58505

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Vachal, Kimberly
  • Benson, Laurel
• Publication Date: 2017-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 44p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age groups; Analysis; Behavior; Child restraint systems; Field studies; Implementation; Seats; Surveys; Traffic safety
• Geographic Terms: North Dakota
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01643734
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Department Publication No. 294
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 17 2017 5:09PM