Seat Belt Use Among Long-Haul Truck Drivers - United States, 2010
Motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of occupational fatalities in the United States in 2012, accounting for 25% of deaths. Truck drivers accounted for 46% of these deaths. This study estimates the prevalence of seat belt use and identifies factors associated with nonuse of seat belts among long-haul truck drivers (LHTDs), a group of workers at high risk for fatalities resulting from truck crashes. CDC analyzed data from its 2010 national survey of LHTD health and injury. A total of 1,265 drivers completed the survey interview. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between seat belt nonuse and risk factors. An estimated 86.1% of LHTDs reported often using a seat belt, 7.8% used it sometimes, and 6.0% never. Reporting never using a belt was associated with often driving ≥10 mph (16 kph) over the speed limit (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.9), working for a company with no written safety program (AOR = 2.8), receiving two or more tickets for moving violations in the preceding 12 months (AOR = 2.2), living in a state without a primary belt law (AOR = 2.1); and being female (AOR = 2.3). Approximately 14% of LHTDs are at increased risk for injury and death because they do not use a seat belt on every trip. Safety programs and other management interventions, engineering changes, and design changes might increase seat belt use among LHTDs. Primary state belt laws can help increase belt use among LHTDs. Manufacturers can use recently collected anthropometric data to design better-fitting and more comfortable seat belt systems.
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Authors:
- Chen, Guang X
- Collins, James W
- Sieber, W Karl
- Pratt, Stephanie G
- Rodríguez-Acosta, Rosa L
- Lincoln, Jennifer E
- Birdsey, Jan
- Hitchcock, Edward M
- Robinson, Cynthia F
- Publication Date: 2015-3-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 217-221
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Serial:
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
- Volume: 64
- Issue Number: 8
- Publisher: Department of Health and Human Services
- ISSN: 0149-2195
- EISSN: 1545-861x
- Serial URL: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Crash injuries; Fatalities; Occupational safety; Risk assessment; Seat belt use; Speeding; Truck drivers
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I84: Personal Injuries;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01559987
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 7 2015 11:41AM