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Creators:
Polson, A. ; Lerner, Neil ; Burkhardt, Emily ; Piesse, Andrea ; Zador, Paul ; ... More +
Polson, A. ; Lerner, Neil ; Burkhardt, Emily ; Piesse, Andrea ; Zador, Paul ; Janniello, Elizabeth ; Less -
Corporate Creators:
Westat, Inc. ;
Corporate Contributors:
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Vehicle Safety Research ;
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Belt Use Confounder
Data Collection
Enhanced Seat Belt Reminder
ESBR
Fatalities
Field Studies
Logistic Regression Analysis
Seat Belts
Seat Belt Use

Publication/ Report Number:
DOT HS 812 808 ;
Resource Type:
Tech Report ;
Geographical Coverage:
United States ;
Edition:
Final Report
Corporate Publisher:
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ;
Abstract:
11/29 14457 812 808 Lori Summers Cem Hatipoglu Enhanced Seat Belt Reminder Systems: An Observational Study Examining the Relationship With Seat Belt Use Reducing motor vehicle crashes and injuries remain a priority for the highway safety community. Over 90 percent of drivers and front passengers use seat belts but about half of crash-related fatally injured occupants were unbelted. Motor vehicle manufacturers install seat belt reminder systems in compliance with FMVSS No. 208. The systems vary in audible sounds, instrument panel icons, text messages, intensity, and duration. Some exceed FMVSS No. 208 requirements and are recognized as enhanced seat belt reminder (ESBR) systems. This project examined effectiveness of various ESBR systems in promoting seat belt use among drivers and right-front seat passengers. Data collectors observed drivers and right-front seat passengers in 69,984 vehicles in 8 States and recorded age, gender, and belt use, vehicle type, and license plate number. State DMVs were able to provide data on 61,074 vehicles. Results showed a beneficial effect of combinations of sound, icon, and text elements; of extended periods of warning systems; and of systems compliant with European New Car Assessment Programme standards. The effectiveness of the presence and magnitude of specific ESBR systems are dependent upon whether the State has a primary seat belt use law.
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PDF ;
Collection(s):
NHTSA - Vehicle Safety Research
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