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The Impact of Legislation, Enforcement, and Sanctions on Safety Belt Use
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Accession Number:

01084269

Record Type:

Monograph

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780309099127

Abstract:

This report summarizes the effectiveness of mandatory approaches to increase safety belt usage. The report will be of particular interest to safety practitioners with responsibility for developing and implementing safety belt usage programs. It focuses on the impact of legislation, enforcement, and sanctions in increasing safety belt usage. It finds strong and consistent evidence of past and current legislative and enforcement efforts, as well as consistent evidence suggesting the importance of sanctions.

Report/Paper Numbers:

Project 17-33

Language:

English

Authors:

Nichols, James L
Ledingham, Katherine A

Pagination:

76p

Publication Date:

2008

Serial:

NCHRP Report

Issue Number: 601
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0077-5614

ISBN:

9780309099127

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Appendices (6) ; Figures; References; Tables

Subject Areas:

Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 10 2008 9:11AM