An Observational Study of Safety Belt Use Among Taxi Drivers in Boston

Fernandez, William G.; Park, Johnny Lee; Olshaker, Jonathan S.

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.11.014

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“…The elevated levels of use in long trips (vs. short trips) and rural areas (vs. in the city) may derive from differences in the perceived risk of each situation. In any event, the self-reported use was generally low, which confirms the reluctance of taxi drivers to use seat belts (Fernandez et al, 2005;Passmore & Ozzane-Smith, 2006;Routley et al, 2009). Additionally, the use level was higher in the second study compared to the first.…”

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“…As will be further detailed, some reasons for this behavior are related to traffic regulations, the environment, drivers' beliefs, and types of drivers -i. e., professional, non-professional-(e. g., Klair & Arfan, 2014;Mahfoud et al, 2015;Nazif-Munoz & Nikolic, 2018;Weiss et al, 2006). Regarding this, professional drivers -taxi drivers in particular-are especially reluctant to use seat belts (e. g., Afukaar et al, 2010;Fernandez et al, 2005;Iribhogbe & Osime, 2008;Ojo & Agyemang, 2019;Passmore & Ozzane-Smith, 2006;Routley et al, 2009). When professional and non-professional drivers were compared, it was observed that seat belt use was lower among the former (e. g., Afukaar et al, 2010;ansv, 2018;Popoola et al, 2013).…”

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“…In a study conducted in 30 countries, Weiss et al (2006) indicated that in 14 of them, taxi drivers were exempt from seat belt-use regulations. Notably, Weiss et al (2006) did not include the u.s.a. and Australia in their study, two countries where some states also have seat belt use exemptions for taxi drivers when they published their study (Fernandez et al, 2005;Routley et al, 2009). It is important to note, nowadays, some regulations that Weiss et al (2006) included in their paper continue in place (e. g., dft, 2019; dgt, 2022).…”

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Reluctance of taxi drivers to use seat belts. Observed and self-reported behavior in Argentine.

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Av. Psicol. Latinoam.

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Although taxi drivers are more exposed to traffic crashes, they usually exhibit riskier behaviors and more negative attitudes toward road safety. For example, previous research suggests that they are particularly reluctant to wear seat belts. The research aimed (a) to estimate the prevalence of seat belt use among taxi drivers compared to other professional and non-professional drivers (Study 1, n = 3.810) and (b) to explore attitudes toward seat belt use in taxi drivers using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) (Study 2, n = 100). Study 1 showed lower seat belt use among taxi drivers (vs. other professional and non-professional drivers). Study 2 showed that self-reported use tends to be higher than the estimated observed use and that negative experiential attitudes appear to be essential for understanding the reluctance of taxi drivers to use seat belts. Practical implications and future lines of research are discussed.

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“…Where present, these requirements generally do not differ from a state’s overall CRS law. It is far more common for taxis to be exempt from a CRS requirement, which may be the result of successful lobbying on behalf of taxi operators when state CRS laws were formulated and enacted (between 1977 and 1985) 37. Rideshare companies did not exist at this time, which may explain why most states do not exempt rideshare vehicles from their blanket CRS requirement.…”

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State and city laws governing the use of child restraint systems in rideshare vehicles and taxicabs: requirements and responsibility

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ObjectivesTo identify, describe and critique state and local policies related to child passenger safety in for-hire motor vehicles including ridesharing and taxis.MethodsWe used standard legal research methods to collect policies governing the use of child restraint systems (CRS) in rideshare and taxi vehicles for all 50 states and the 50 largest cities in the USA. We abstracted the collected policies to determine whether the policy applies to specific vehicles, requires specific safety restraints in those vehicles, lists specific requirements for use of those safety restraints, seeks to enhance compliance and punishes noncompliance.ResultsAll 50 states have policies that require the use of CRS for children under a certain age, weight or height. Seven states exempt rideshare vehicles and 28 states exempt taxis from their CRS requirements. Twelve cities have relevant policies with eight requiring CRS in rideshare vehicles, but not taxis, and two cities requiring CRS use in both rideshare vehicles and taxis.ConclusionMost states require CRS use in rideshare vehicles, but not as many require CRS use in taxis. Though states describe penalties for drivers who fail to comply with CRS requirements, these penalties do not actually facilitate the use of CRS in rideshare or taxis. Furthermore, there is ambiguity in the laws about who is responsible for the provision and installation of the restraints. To prevent serious or fatal injuries in children, policy-makers should adopt policies that require, incentivise and facilitate the use of CRS in rideshare vehicles and taxis.

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Effects of behavioral characteristics of taxi drivers on safety and capacity of signalized intersections

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Wang

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J. Cent. South Univ.

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An Observational Study of Safety Belt Use Among Taxi Drivers in Boston

Cited by 15 publications

References 5 publications

Reluctance of taxi drivers to use seat belts. Observed and self-reported behavior in Argentine.

Reluctance of taxi drivers to use seat belts. Observed and self-reported behavior in Argentine.

State and city laws governing the use of child restraint systems in rideshare vehicles and taxicabs: requirements and responsibility

Effects of behavioral characteristics of taxi drivers on safety and capacity of signalized intersections

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