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2015 safety belt usage survey in Kentucky.

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  • Creators:
    Agent, Kenneth R. ; Green, Eric R. ; Fields, Michael A.
  • Corporate Creators:
    University of Kentucky Transportation Center ; Kentucky. Transportation Cabinet
  • Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Publication/ Report Number:
    KTC-15-15/KSP1-15-1F
  • Resource Type:
    Tech Report
  • Geographical Coverage:
    Kentucky ; United States
  • Corporate Publisher:
    University of Kentucky Transportation Center
  • Abstract:
    The use of safety belts and child safety seats has been shown to be an effective means of ; reducing injuries to motor-vehicle occupants involved in traffic crashes. There have been various ; methods used in efforts to increase safety belt and safety seat usage. Past efforts have included ; public information campaigns, local and statewide legislation, and enforcement of the legislation. ; Most recently, Kentucky changed the statewide legislation requiring the use of safety belts ; for all vehicle occupants from secondary to primary enforcement. A statewide law providing ; secondary enforcement was passed in 1994, with the primary enforcement law passed in 2006. The ; first legislation in this area in Kentucky was a law enacted by the 1982 Kentucky General Assembly. ; This required the use of a “child restraint system” for children 40 inches or less in height. Prior to ; the statewide law, local safety belt usage laws were enacted in several jurisdictions in Kentucky. ; The first such local law, which became effective in July 1990, was enacted by the Lexington-Fayette ; Urban County Government. ; The objective of the survey summarized in this report was to establish a statewide safety belt ; usage rate in Kentucky for 2015. This rate can be compared to those determined from previous ; surveys. The 2015 statewide survey documents the continued increase in usage associated with the ; change in the law to allow primary enforcement and related education and enforcement.
  • Format:
    PDF
  • Download URL:
    https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31073/dot_31073_DS1.pdf
  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 1.02 MB]
  • Collection(s):
    US Transportation Collection
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:a1de40d83bd8f730125aa1447f5d6548ae09beda8356bb9f9fb94a34b4c83588
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