School Bus Safety Belts: Their Use, Carryover Effects and Administrative Issues: Pertinent Excerpts

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Corporate Contributors:
  Creative Associates
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Seat belt use
  • Seat belts
  • School bus passengers
  • Safety education
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 806 965
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  New York ; Vermont ; New Jersey ; Illinois
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  It has been suggested that the use of safety belts on large school buses might have a "carryover effect", increasing students use of belts in automobiles. An exploratory study was conducted in 9 school districts that initiated their own bus belt programs. Informal discussions were held with non-statistically sampled groups of students, parents, school officials, transportation coordinators, drivers, bus contractors, and other individuals. The evidence of "carryover effects" was inconclusive. Study results relating to percentage of student users, and factors that play a dominant role in student car belt use are discussed. Interviewed officials have suggested that school bus safety belt programs, if required by law, may not achieve the intent of the legislation.
• Content Notes:
  No publish date available on resource, 1985 is an approximate publish date based on report text.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62592/dot_62592_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 164.19 KB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:751e8bb9d65b953e6e7f794be28a3bacb8444efcd93304fda5a8da7b90976b51