Investigation of Seat Belt Use among the Drivers of Different Education Levels

Seat belt use habit has been investigated according to the education level of drivers. Copies of a questionnaire were distributed to 1000 participants of four different education levels. Factors such as seat belt usage habit, restricting factors and crash data have been investigated. Data have been analyzed with SPSS 15.0 software. Increased level of education leads to increased seat belt usage, lower numbers of crashes and crash severities. The factors restricting seat belt use are lack of habit, discomfort and short distance driving. The use of precaution signal and increases in comfort can increase seat belt usage. The primary and high school education on traffic safety and seat belt usage has been serving the purpose.

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  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925753511003262
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier. From a special issue: First International Symposium on Mine Safety Science and Engineering 2011
• Authors:
  • Demirer, Ahmet
  • Durat, Mesut
  • Hasimoglu, Can
• Publication Date: 2012-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1005-1008
• Serial:
  • Safety Science
  • Volume: 50
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0925-7535
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09257535

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile drivers; Behavior; Crash data; Crash severity; Demographics; Persons by educational level; Safety education; Seat belts; Socioeconomic factors; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01365509
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 20 2012 12:18PM