SEAT BELT USE BY NIGHTTIME DRIVERS

A roadside survey was conducted between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. during which seat belt use was observed and the drivers were interviewed. Only 14.0% of the drivers were observed to be wearing seat belts. Seat belt use by 49,082 drivers involved in vehicle accidents was also investigated. Seat belt use was 21.6%, 16.8%, and 11.8% for drivers involved in property-damage, injury, and fatal crashes, respectively. Seat belt use at night, by crash-involved drivers, is approximately 10% lower than average. /Author/

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1800052
• Corporate Authors:

  National Safety Council

  425 North Michigan Avenue
  Chicago, IL  United States  60611
• Authors:
  • Beitel, G A
  • Sharp, M C
  • Glauz, W D
• Publication Date: 1974-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 72-77
• Serial:
  • Journal of Safety Research
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0022-4375
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00224375

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Crash analysis; Crash rates; Crash severity; Data collection; Drivers; Fatalities; Injuries; Interviewing; Loss and damage; Manual safety belts; Night; Property; Surveys; Traffic crashes; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver interviews; Property damage
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00096004
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-007-1-100
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1975 12:00AM