SEAT BELT WEARING IN SCOTLAND - A STUDY ON COMPLIANCE

To establish a clearer picture of compliance with seat-belt legislation in Scotland, the Scottish Office Central Research Unit commissioned Halcrow Fox to conduct surveys of seat-belt compliance at a sample of sites representing Scotland in April, May, and July 1997. The research aimed to obtain a reliable measurement of the extent of use of seat belts and other passenger restraints in Scotland. Its objectives were to: (1) emphasise differences in levels of compliance between gender and age groups; (3) study how compliance levels vary with traffic conditions, road type, and geographical location; and (4) compare patterns in Scotland with those in the rest of Great Britain, to find out if further research is needed on reasons for non-compliance. Sites were chosen, representing the distribution of traffic and non-pedestrian injury accidents by geographical region and road type throughout Scotland. At each site, data were collected for a sample of traffic on one weekday, and on a second weekday at three of the sties. Vehicles stopped by traffic signals were observed. This survey report notes the extent of compliance, shows patterns of compliance with respect to various characteristics, and makes several comparisons.

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  59-60 HOLBORN VIADUCT
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• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 34 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Automobiles; Data collection; Federal government; Females; Human beings; Interviewing; Law enforcement; Legislation; Manual safety belts; Measurement; Research projects; Statistical sampling; Surveillance; Vehicle occupants
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 1243: Car; 8623: Data acquisition; 1534: Enforcement (law); 183: Government (national); 9147: Interview; 1556: Legislation; 1787: Man; 6136: Measurement; 8557: Research project; 1476: Safety belt; 6553: Sample (stat); 9101: Surveillance; 8119: United Kingdom; 1715: Vehicle occupant; 1788: Woman
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Law; Passenger Transportation; Research; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00769846
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7480-6937-2
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Oct 7 1999 12:00AM