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It is well-established that seat belts are effective at preventing fatalities in car crashes. Compared with other age groups, young drivers have the lowest rate of seat belt use. The main objective of this study is to investigate the seat belt use among a sample of young drivers aged 18 through 25 years using observational surveys and short interviews. The study investigated the association between the seat belt using different factors including gender, nationality, time of day, mobile phone use in addition to front-seat passengers use of seat belts. Binary logistic regression was used to analyze the data. The results showed that gender, nationality, vehicle type, and time of day were the significant factors that affect the young drivers’ use of seat belts. The analysis showed that there is no statistically significant difference between the young drivers and front passengers in seat belt usage. The results will help policy makers in determining how to promote and enforce safer behaviors among young drivers and will raise awareness among young drivers and stakeholders about the size of the problem and possible solutions.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANB30 Standing Committee on Operator Education and Regulation. Alternate title: Using Logistic Regression to Understand the Relationship Between Young Drivers and Front-Seat Passengers in Terms of Seat-Belt Usage

18-00572

English

4p

2018

Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

References; Tables

Automobile drivers; Demographics; Front seat occupants; High risk drivers; Logistic regression analysis; Recently qualified drivers; Seat belt use; Seat belts; Teenage drivers; Young adults

Qatar

Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2018 Paper #18-00572

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 8 2018 10:09AM