NTL Record

Title Motivation of Restraint System Usage among Specific Target Groups of Drivers and Passengers [1983]
Record ID 25654
Personal Name
Creator
Benson, Stephen D.
Source v, 44 p. : ill.
Corporate Creator Tarrance & Associates
Corporate
Contributor
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Driver and Pedestrian Research
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication Date 19830714
Language English
Abstract Thirty focus groups were conducted in seven different cities. These focus groups were used to determine potentially effective motivational approaches, develop appropriate themes and general content of messages and, finally, to identify corresponding communication networks to increase the voluntary use of Occupant Protector Devices for five target groups. The major findings were that messages and themes which linked safety belt usage to either preventative health, or the "other guy" were more positively received than were messages which were perceived as suggesting that either the car was not safe or that the driver was not competent. The degree of impact for message themes varied by the target groups, as well as by the delivery system which was used to present the message. /Abstract from report summary page/
Rosap ID dot:1369
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1369
TRT Terms Manual safety belts; Safety programs; Motivation; Focus groups
Classification NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
386027
Contract Number DTNH-22-82-R-07184
Report Number DOT-HS-806-470; NTIS-PB84111194
Availability NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
Resource type Research Paper
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/25000/25600/25654/motivationofrest00bens.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository