BELT USE BY HIGH-RISK DRIVERS BEFORE AND AFTER NEW YORK'S SEAT BELT USE LAW

Belt use among drivers traveling on limited access highways was observed before and after New York's mandatory seat belt use law. The results showed that high-speed drivers had lower belt use rates before the law and increased their belt use less in response to the law. Belt use rates before the law were 25%, 29%, and 28% for the high-, medium-, and low-speed groups as compared with 51%, 64%, and 57%, respectively, after the law. High-speed drivers also had inferior previous driving records, confirming their higher risk of motor vehicle crash involvement.

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• Authors:
  • Preusser, D F
  • LUND, A K
  • Williams, A F
  • Blomberg, R D
• Publication Date: 1988-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 245-250
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Behavior; Drivers; Hazards; Laws; Manual safety belts; Risk assessment; Speed; Utilization
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00490043
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-040 446
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 31 1990 12:00AM