Assessing the Effectiveness of Montana’s Vehicle Occupant Protection Program [summary]
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2015-03-01
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Abstract:States invest extensively in occupant protection programs, yet the impact these programs have on improving seat belt compliance rates remains unclear. Although seat belt use was on the rise in Montana prior to 2002, it has stagnated at between 76 percent and 81 percent compliance since that time (Montana Department of Transportation, 2011). Similar trends have been observed at the national level. Small declines in compliance (79.2 to 78.9 percent in 2010), paired with increases in fatal crash incidence from 2010 to 2011, brought seat restraint compliance concerns to the forefront of Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) priorities. A 2011 assessment by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommended that MDT enact a suite of measures aimed at improving compliance. Among these was an evaluation of existing occupant protection programs.
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