NEW LAWS AFFECT BELT USE

A new law passed recently in Texas requires children younger than 15 to wear seat belts in the front and back seats of vehicles that weigh no more than one ton. In Texas, law enforcement officers use the seat belt law as a primary enforcement method. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, states that have standard enforcement seat belt laws have higher seat belt use rates. The average seat belt use rate in these states is 17% higher than in states with secondary enforcement laws.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011
• Authors:
  • Womack, K
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 10
• Serial:
  • Texas Transportation Researcher
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Texas Transportation Institute
  • ISSN: 0040-4748

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Children; Legislation; Seat belts; Traffic law enforcement; Utilization
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00792390
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 20 2000 12:00AM