CHIEFS RESPOND TO SEAT BELT USE QUESTION

The Insurance Information Institute recently surveyed 462 International Association of Chiefs of Police - member police chiefs across the United States to determine their willingness to assist the news media in reporting seatbelt-use data in all automobile accident reports. Of the 462, 197 questionnaires were returned, representing a cross-section of police departments by size and geographic location. The survey attempted to determine whether police were having difficulty in collecting data and passing them along to the media. While some chiefs replied that there were some problems in the process, a great majority felt they could cooperate with the media on this issue.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Association of Chiefs of Police

  11 Firstfield Road
  Gaithersburg, MD  United States  20760
• Publication Date: 1985-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 56-57
• Serial:
  • POLICE CHIEF
  • Volume: 52
  • Issue Number: 7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash reports; Data collection; Manual safety belts; Mass media; Police; Questionnaires
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451750
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 036
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 31 1985 12:00AM