Pilot Tests of a Seat Belt Gearshift Delay on the Belt Use of Commercial Fleet Drivers

Van Houten, Ron; Malenfant, J.E. Louis; Reagan, Ian; Sifrit, Kathy; Compton, Richard

doi:10.21949/1525681

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Pilot Tests of a Seat Belt Gearshift Delay on the Belt Use of Commercial Fleet Drivers

2009-12-01
By Van Houten, Ron ; Malenfant, J.E. Louis ; Reagan, Ian ; Sifrit, Kathy ; Compton, Richard

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English

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Creators:

Van Houten, Ron ; Malenfant, J.E. Louis ; Reagan, Ian ; Sifrit, Kathy ; Compton, Richard
Corporate Creators:

Center for Education and Research in Safety
Corporate Publisher:

United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Corporate Contributors:

United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ; Canada. Road Safety
Subject/TRT Terms:
- Seat belts
- Human factors
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT HS 811 230
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1525681
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States ; Canada
Description:

the seat belt was buckled. Participants, commercial drivers from the United States and Canada who did not consistently wear their seat belts, could avoid the delay by fastening their seat belts. Unbelted participants experienced a delay of either a constant 8 seconds or a variable delay that lasted an average of 8 seconds. United States drivers’ belt use increased from 47% to 68% (a 45% increase), and Canadian drivers’ use rose from 54% to 75% (a 39% increase). The fixed delay was more effective for U. S. drivers than a variable delay, but there was no difference between these two delay schedules for Canadian drivers.
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1892/dot_1892_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 1.37 MB]
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NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
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urn:sha256:95486a67a043c67c3c68585f876d7027592aec2df077d7a242b35e8e1b6790ba

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