Driver and Passenger Seatbelt Use Among U.S. High School Students

Briggs, Nathaniel C.; Lambert, E. Warren; Goldzweig, Irwin; Levine, Robert S.; Warren, Ricks

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2008.03.038

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“…This issue is valid in the case of teenagers from the USA [38]. Among high school students from the USA, the percentage of women drivers wearing the seatbelt when driving is higher (66.7%) than men (52.1%) [39].…”

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Road Safety Education in the Context of the Sustainable Development of Society: The Romanian Case

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Abstract:The increased number of road accidents, leading to deaths and serious injuries is a social problem facing most of the world countries, which can affect the sustainable development of a society. This has economic implications, because it impacts the increase of expenditure on hospitalization and the recovery costs of those injured. The current article is based on a quantitative research, coordinated by the authors, conducted among traffic participants from Romania. The major objective of the study was to quantify the main aspects of seatbelt wearing behavior. The research was carried out at national level and used a systematic probabilistic sampling. The sample contains 4346 subjects, of which 3120 were from the automobile section, representing the topic of this article, and being representative of the Romanian adult population. The main research results showed that the percentage of women always wearing seatbelts (76.4%) is higher than the percentage of men (69.9%). Additionally, the highest percentage of people always wearing seatbelts is found at the age group over 55 years (85.2%). The percentage decreases with age-the age group 18-25 are the least likely to wear seatbelts.

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Road Safety Education in the Context of the Sustainable Development of Society: The Romanian Case

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“…Desgraciadamente, no se trata de una conducta infrecuente entre los jóvenes, y son varios los estudios realizados en diversos países que cifran el no uso de cinturón por parte de éstos entre un 20 y un 40% 26,27,28 . En torno al 24% de los conductores encuestados manifestó haber sufrido un accidente durante el año anterior.…”

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Movilidad, accidentalidad por tránsito y sus factores asociados en estudiantes universitarios de Guatemala

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El objetivo fue identificar y cuantificar la asociación entre la intensidad de exposición (km/año recorridos), la accidentalidad y sus factores asociados en universitarios de Guatemala. Se realizó un estudio trasversal durante el curso 2010-2011, sobre una muestra de 1.016 conductores, quienes cumplimentaron un cuestionario autoadministrado que valoraba: patrones de movilidad, uso de dispositivos de seguridad, estilos de conducción y accidentalidad. Se obtuvieron asociaciones positivas entre la intensidad de exposición y la mayor implicación en circunstancias de riesgo al volante (coeficiente de regresión ajustado de 3,25, IC95%: 2,23-4,27, para las mayores exposiciones). Tanto una mayor implicación en tales circunstancias, como una mayor edad, fueron las variables más fuertemente asociadas con la mayor accidentalidad. Pese a que la intensidad de exposición se asocia positivamente con una mayor accidentalidad, se constató que la mayor parte de dicha asociación está mediada por una mayor implicación en circunstancias de riesgo al volante.

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“…On the other hand, literature abounds on conventional towns and cities (Afukaar et al, 2010;Han et al, 2015;Popoola et al, 2013;Simons & Edunyah, 2014). The rate of seat belt use in the academic institutions is expected to be higher than that of conventional towns and cities because of higher socio-economic characteristics (such as educational status and income level) (Briggs et al, 2008;Clayton & Helms, 2009;Han et al, 2015;Pastò & Baker, 2001;Popoola et al, 2013). Rate of seat belts use also differs on national, urban and rural/feeder road network (Popoola et al, 2013;Yannis et al, 2011).…”

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“…Seat belt use; drivers' compliance level; passengers; observational study; UCC The seat belt is known to be one of the most effective safety features in a vehicle that reduces the number and severity of injuries and deaths to vehicle occupants during RTCs (Afukaar, Damsere-Derry, & Ackaah, 2010;Briggs, Lambert, Goldzweig, Levine, & Warren, 2008;Forjouh, 2003;Peden et al, 2004;Simons & Edunyah, 2014). Seat belts are specifically more effective in reducing risk and severity to the upper parts of the body (Bendak, 2005;Briggs et al, 2008).…”

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Assessment of seat belt use in University of Cape Coast campus, Ghana

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Ojo

Afukaar

2018

Urban, Planning and Transport Research

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The paper assesses seat belt use by vehicle occupants such as drivers, front-right passengers and two rear seat passengers in University of Cape Coast campus (UCC), Ghana. An unobstructive observational study of the seat belt wearing status, gender and age-group of motor vehicle drivers, front-right and rear seat passengers disaggregated by vehicle type and usage was carried out from 7 to 9 am and 3 to 5 pm on weekdays at the three entrances into UCC. The results revealed that 3451 drivers, 1728 front-right seated passengers, 1264 first-rear and 1176 s-rear seated passengers were successfully observed. Seat belt use by drivers, front right passengers and rearseat passengers is 22.2, 2.4 and 1% respectively. Female drivers and female front-right passengers are more likely to wear their seat belts compared to their male counterparts (p < 0.001). There is an association between restrained drivers and restrained front-right seat passengers (p < 0.001). There is the need for concerted efforts to educate and create awareness on the safety benefits of seat belt usage and enforce the use of seat belt by the National Road Safety Commission and University Transport Committee authority so as to increase the compliance level.

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Driver and Passenger Seatbelt Use Among U.S. High School Students

Cited by 47 publications

References 16 publications

Road Safety Education in the Context of the Sustainable Development of Society: The Romanian Case

Road Safety Education in the Context of the Sustainable Development of Society: The Romanian Case

Movilidad, accidentalidad por tránsito y sus factores asociados en estudiantes universitarios de Guatemala

Assessment of seat belt use in University of Cape Coast campus, Ghana

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