Safety Belt Use Laws: Evaluation of Primary Enforcement and Other Provisions

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• Creators:
  Winnicki, John
• Corporate Creators:
  Rainbow Technology, Inc. ; United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Manual safety belts
  • State laws
  • Traffic law enforcement
  • Fatalities
  • Statistical analysis
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-HS-808-324 ; NRD-01-4-07464
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1525393
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  As of January 1995, all states except Maine and New Hampshire had laws requiring safety belt use. These laws vary widely in their enforcement options (primary or secondary), scope of coverage (vehicles covered and seats covered), fine levels, and other provisions. In this study, Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) data on restraint use among fatally injured motor vehicle occupants from 1983 to 1994 were analyzed for the effects of the laws. Particular attention was given to the effects of different enforcement options on safety belt use. Conclusions pertaining to a larger population than the fatally injured were obtained utilizing the concept of use rate for individuals involved in potentially fatal crashes. /Abstract from report summary page/
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTNH22-94-D-07005
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1603/dot_1603_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.05 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research ; ITSJPO Digital Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a7f42d3d6654ac8f7e96e106856cb92cb4e9c6cf8838b939c0d24d749fb4b217