CHANGES IN SEATBELT USE AFTER LICENSING: A DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL AMONG NOVICE DRIVERS

This paper reports a study employing seatbelt usage among novice drivers to indicate driving style in general. An observational study among students was followed by a questionnaire on seatbelt use and self-assessment of driving skill. The paper describes the results for self-assessed driving skill in terms of years of driving and sex. It was found that belt use decreased for the first three or four years after licensing, then increased. Male drivers regarded their own skill as higher than average, females as average. The effect of self-assessed skill was statistically significant with lower confidence corresponding to increased belt usage, up to four years after licensing. For the covering abstract see ITRD E113725.

• Corporate Authors:

  Swiss Council For Accident Prevention BFU

  P.O. Box 8236
  Berne,   Switzerland  CH-3001
• Authors:
  • Matsuura, T
  • Ishida, T
  • Ishimatsu, K
• Conference:
  • INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT PSYCHOLOGY - ICTTP 2000, HELD 4-7 SEPTEMBER 2000, BERNE, SWITZERLAND - KEYNOTES, SYMPOSIA, THEMATIC SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, POSTERS, LIST OF PARTICIPANTS AND WORD VIEWER - CD ROM
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aptitude; Attitudes; Conferences; Drivers; Driving; Motor skills; Personality; Recently qualified drivers; Seat belts
• Uncontrolled Terms: Use
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 8525: Conference; 2226: Driving aptitude; 2258: Personality; 1476: Safety belt; 2205: Skill (road user); 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00928766
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Aug 2 2002 12:00AM