PROMOTING THE USE OF SAFETYBELTS IN THE NETHERLANDS

BEVORDEREN VAN HET GEBRUIK VAN AUTOGORDELS IN NEDERLAND

Recently the 4-year plan for traffic safety 1987-1991 'more kilometers less accidents' (Ministry of Transport and Public Works 1986) was adopted by the Dutch Parliament. In the plan new ways are indicated to remind civilians and authorities to improve road safety, one of which is the introduction of an incentive program for local authorities, similar to the '010%-program' in France. The program fits in the policy of the coordinating minister for road safety. Another main stream program is the choice of a limited number of favorable points of action, such as the improvement in the use of safety belts. In the paper the use of safety belts in the Netherlands is described and the possibilities to simulate their use are discussed. Research on the effect upon safety belt use of combined information and enforcement actions on a regional scale in the Netherlands are reported.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Text in Dutch; summary in English. North American Continent sales only.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Authors:
  • WEGMAN, FCM
  • MULDER, JAG
  • GUNDY, C M
• Publication Date: 1987

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Pagination: 25 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Highway safety; Incentives; Manual safety belts; Promotion
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00494680
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: R-87-17
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1990 12:00AM