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NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
This collection includes reports from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Behavioral Safety Research program. For the program, NHTSA studies behaviors and attitudes in highway safety, focusing on drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and motorcyclists. NHTSA identifies and measures behaviors involved in crashes or associated with injuries, and develop and refine countermeasures to deter unsafe behaviors and promote safe alternatives.
More information on the program can be found at https://www.nhtsa.gov/behavioral-research Book... More ▼
This collection includes reports from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Behavioral Safety Research program. For the program, NHTSA studies behaviors and attitudes in highway safety, focusing on drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and motorcyclists. NHTSA identifies and measure... More ▼
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  • Update to Special Reports on Traffic Safety During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Third Quarter Data: Third Quarter Data [Traffic Safety Facts]
    Published Date:
    2021-01-08
    Abstract:
    This is an update to NHTSA's recent Special Reports examining traffic safety trends during the COVID public health emergency.
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 474.16 KB]
  • Education on Proper Use of Seat Belts on School Buses
    Published Date:
    01/01/2021
    Abstract:
    NHTSA sponsored this project to understand how school districts that purchase large school buses with seat belts can maximize their effectiveness and benefit by improving proper usage. The project obtained observational data on the impact of seat bel...
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    Filetype[PDF - 856.71 KB]
  • Distracted Driving Enforcement Demonstrations: Lessons Learned
    Published Date:
    2020-12-01
    Abstract:
    At any given daylight moment in America in 2017, some 481,000 drivers were using cell phones while driving. In that year 3,166 people died in crashes involving distracted drivers. In 2015 there were 391,000 people injured in distraction-affected cras...
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    Filetype[PDF - 1.94 MB]
  • Psychological Constructs Related to Seat Belt Use, Volume 1: Methodology Report
    Published Date:
    2020-12-01
    Abstract:
    The Psychological Constructs Related to Seat Belt Use survey was designed to “go beyond” demographic correlates of seat belt use (age, income, race) and identify psychological constructs that may help explain additional variance in seat belt use ...
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    Filetype[PDF - 840.04 KB]
  • Psychological Constructs Related to Seat Belt Use, Volume 2: Results Report
    Published Date:
    2020-12-01
    Abstract:
    The Psychological Constructs Related to Seat Belt Use (PCRSBU) survey was designed to “go beyond” demographic correlates of seat belt use (e.g., age, income, race) and identify psychological constructs that may help explain additional variance in...
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    Filetype[PDF - 906.85 KB]
  • Awareness and Availability of Child Passenger Safety Information Resources
    Published Date:
    2020-12-01
    Abstract:
    Child restraint systems (CRSs) are an effective method to reduce the risk of child injury in motor vehicle crashes. Research indicates that hands-on instruction demonstrating the installation and use of CRSs is effective in reducing misuse of CRSs. C...
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    Filetype[PDF - 3.45 MB]
  • Psychological Constructs Related to Belt Use [Traffic Tech]
    Published Date:
    2020-12-01
    Abstract:
    Ten percent of the U.S. population does not consistently wear a seat belt while driving, and a much larger portion admit to not consistently wearing seat belts when riding in the back seat or in other situations. Researchers conducted a nationally re...
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    Filetype[PDF - 274.26 KB]
  • Alcohol Ignition Interlock Use Rates Following Changes in Interlock Legislation
    Published Date:
    2020-11-01
    Abstract:
    Ignition interlocks are effective at preventing driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol while installed on vehicles. However, the rate of interlock use is low relative to the numbers of DUI arrests and convictions, even in States that mandate in...
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    Filetype[PDF - 1.47 MB]
  • Buckle Up Owensboro: Implementation and Evaluation of the 2015-2016 Seat Belt Campaign in Owensboro, Kentucky
    Published Date:
    2020-11-01
    Abstract:
    This study evaluates the process, outcome, impact, and sustainability of the Buckle Up Owensboro program. NHTSA and the Owensboro, Kentucky, Police Department designed the program to include sustained routine seat belt enforcement and Seat Belt Coali...
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    Filetype[PDF - 5.20 MB]
  • Ignition Interlock Use Rates Following Changes in Interlock Legislation [Traffic Tech]
    Published Date:
    2020-11-01
    Abstract:
    A breath alcohol ignition interlock device is a breath-testing unit mounted on or near the dashboard and connected to a vehicle’s ignition. The interlock prevents the vehicle from operating unless the driver provides a breath sample into the device...
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    Filetype[PDF - 163.88 KB]
  • Drug and Alcohol Prevalence in Seriously and Fatally Injured Road Users Before and During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
    Published Date:
    2020-10-01
    Abstract:
    A gap in knowledge exists regarding drug use among drivers and other road users (pedestrians, bicyclists) who are seriously or fatally injured in crashes in the United States. This study examines the prevalence of alcohol as well as selected over-the...
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    Filetype[PDF - 1.22 MB]
  • Quantifying Drowsy Driving [Traffic Safety Facts Research Note]
    Published Date:
    2020-10-01
    Abstract:
    According to NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis, drowsy driving was a contributing factor in 775 deaths in 2018, or 2.1% of total fatalities involving motor vehicle crashes on U.S. roadways. However, statistics, likely underestimat...
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    Filetype[PDF - 231.96 KB]
  • Examination of the Traffic Safety Environment During the Second Quarter of 2020: Special Report
    Published Date:
    2020-10-01
    Abstract:
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reviewing national changes in roadway travel and changes in drivers’ behavior that have occurred since the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency, with an emphasis on the second quarter (...
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    Filetype[PDF - 1004.41 KB]
  • The Role of Law Enforcement in Supporting Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety: An Idea Book
    Published Date:
    2020-08-01
    Abstract:
    In 2018 pedestrians and bicyclists accounted for 19 percent of all traffic crash fatalities in the United States. This report shares examples and ideas of how law enforcement can address pedestrian and bicyclist safety including real-world examples a...
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    Filetype[PDF - 2.68 MB]
  • Evaluation of Correct Child Restraint System Installation
    Published Date:
    2020-07-01
    Abstract:
    This research project used an experimental design, called an “incomplete factorial” type, with a convenience sample of 75 novice and 75 experienced child restraint system (CRS) users to test whether user experience, child’s age/weight/height, v...
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    Filetype[PDF - 2.08 MB]
  • Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey; Volume 3: Child Passenger Safety Report
    Published Date:
    2020-06-01
    Abstract:
    The 2016 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey used address-based sampling with a multi-mode methodology to produce nationally representative estimates of self-reported behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge related to various motor vehicle occupant safe...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 679.83 KB]
  • The 2016 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey: Child Passenger Safety [Traffic Tech]
    Published Date:
    2020-06-01
    Abstract:
    Despite improvements in child passenger safety (CPS) over several decades, the number of motor vehicle traffic fatalities among children 13 and younger has not changed substantially from 2010 to 2017. Proper use of child restraint systems (CRSs, incl...
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    Filetype[PDF - 270.57 KB]
  • Older Drivers’ Self-Regulation and Exposure
    Published Date:
    2020-04-01
    Abstract:
    This study’s goal was to gain insights into the extent to which older adults appropriately self-regulate their driving behaviors as their functional skills decline. The study examined relationships among functional abilities as assessed by a clinic...
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    Filetype[PDF - 1.42 MB]
  • Analysis of SHRP2 Speeding Data
    Published Date:
    2020-03-01
    Abstract:
    Speeding-related crashes continue to be a serious problem in the United States and attempts to address this problem through a variety of approaches have not led to a substantial reduction in speed-related fatalities. A better understanding of speedin...
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    Filetype[PDF - 6.40 MB]
  • Analysis of SHRP2 Speeding Data: Methods Used to Conduct the Research
    Published Date:
    2020-03-01
    Abstract:
    This report describes the methodologies and datasets used to prepare a set of data reductions that supported analyses of speeding behavior as discussed in the Findings Report from the same study (Richard, Lee, Brown, & Landgraf, 2019). Importantly, i...
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    Filetype[PDF - 3.76 MB]
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