A SEAT BELT USE LAW: PUBLIC OPINION, FEASIBILITY AND BENEFITS

The acceptance by the public of a law requiring occupants of automobiles to use seat belts was evaluated by a poll in Illinois. Most respondents considered seat belts to be effective and 53.7% were in favor of a seat belt use law. Experiences with seat belt laws in other countries, evaluations of the effectiveness of seat belts, and the combination of enforcement, incentives and a law were considered to assess the expected benefits.

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• Authors:
  • Mortimer, R G
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 16-19
• Serial:
  • SAFE Journal
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: SAFE Association
  • ISSN: 0191-6319

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Data collection; Feasibility analysis; Incentives; Law enforcement; Laws; Legislation; Manual safety belts; Measures of effectiveness; Public opinion; Surveys; Transportation system management; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Old TRIS Terms: Low-capital transportation improvements; Mandatory safety belt utilization; Polling
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395341
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 926
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM