Primary Laws and Fine Levels Are Associated with Increases in Seat Belt Use, 1997–2008

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• Alternative Title:
  Traffic Tech: Primary Laws and Fine Levels Are Associated with Increases in Seat Belt Use, 1997–2008
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Restraint systems
  • Seat belts
  • Fines (Penalties)
  • Federal laws
  • State laws
  • Tables (Data)
  • Traffic safety
  • Click it or ticket
  • Seat belt use
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• OCLC Number:
  688134882
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Accidents ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human Factors ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY ; NTL-REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES-Statistics ; NTL-LAWS AND REGULATIONS-Federal Laws ; NTL-LAWS AND REGULATIONS-LAWS AND REGULATIONS ; NTL-LAWS AND REGULATIONS-State Laws and Regulations
• Description:
  Increasing fine levels is a strategy that has potential to further raise seat belt use, in addition to primary law upgrades and high-visibility enforcement. Although the regression analyses did not find a statistically significant effect associated with media, the public needs to be aware of laws and fine changes before compliance is likely. Publicizing fine increases is essential for maximizing their effectiveness.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/6292/dot_6292_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 241.38 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6da313b837c149c4eb590372f153d9852722224b77f3984f73f5870911a98b0b