Increasing Seat Belt Use in New York City: Evaluation of a Demonstration Project

Ledingham, Katherine; Tison, Julie; Casanova, Tara; Preusser, David

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Increasing Seat Belt Use in New York City: Evaluation of a Demonstration Project

2009-11-01
By Ledingham, Katherine ; Tison, Julie ; Casanova, Tara ; Preusser, David

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Creators:

Ledingham, Katherine ; Tison, Julie ; Casanova, Tara ; Preusser, David
Corporate Creators:

Preusser Research Group, Inc.
Corporate Publisher:

United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Corporate Contributors:

United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Behavioral Safety Research
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT HS 811 151
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1525682
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

New York Metropolitan Area
Edition:

Final report; Nov. 2009
Contracting Officer:

Ellison-Potter, Patricia
Description:

A high-visibility seat belt enforcement program was implemented along Northern Boulevard and surrounding neighborhoods in northern Queens, New York City. The goal was to determine if high-visibility enforcement could increase belt use in a localized diverse community within a major city. Enforcement levels were substantial. Nearly 6,000 tickets were issued across the four program waves conducted about every three months from June 2007, through April 2008. Media consisted of locally placed billboards and posters plus substantial police presence including 160 belt use checkpoints. Residents recalled seeing the billboards, posters, and the police checkpoints. Belt use along Northern Boulevard increased significantly over the life of the program (p<.05) and as compared to similar measurements conducted along Grand Concourse in the Bronx, a comparison area (p<.01). It was concluded that an urban police agency, with strong leadership and sufficient resources, can increase belt use along a known high-risk corridor without purchasing prohibitively expensive citywide media.
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DTNH22-05-D-15043
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[PDF - 1.64 MB]
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NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
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urn:sha256:f40778c25f91ba563dae21e8f48a4ed8ebf77f04c52fd8d0e25e55811810d60f

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