| Title | Selective Traffic Enforcement Program for Occupant Restraints |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 25733 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Rood, Debra H.; Kraichy, Patricia P.; Carman, Jane A. |
| Source | 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. |
| Corporate Creator | State University of New York. Research Foundation. Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; New York (State). Dept. of Transportation |
| Publisher | United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19870400 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Increased compliance with New York's occupant restraint law was the result of two different traffic enforcement and public information and education (PI&E) programs. The police in one community conducted four PI&E campaigns highlighting increased enforcement and four intermittent selective (primary) enforcement blitzes. In a second community, four PI&E campaigns highlighting the safety benefits of restraints were conducted but increased (secondary) enforcement was integrated into normal traffic duties. A third community served as a control with no PI&E or increased enforcement of the law scheduled. An evaluation of the programs showed that the blitz strategy resulted in a 13 point increase (52% to 65%) in restraint use (all from the first blitz). The integrated strategy resulted in a 17 point increase (49% to 66%) in usage. There was no major change in usage (54% to 56%) in the control site. Four months after the formal programs ended, the blitz site usage rate had decreased (to 61%), while there was no significant decrease (to 65%) in the integrated site. Another interesting result was that even though the police in the control site issued safety belt tickets at twice the rate of the officers in the integrated strategy site, there was no change in the usage rate in the control site. The control site, however, did not have an accompanying PI&E effort. Based on these results, a successful, cost-efficient enforcement program would start with a blitz and then integrate enforcement into regular traffic duties. In addition, there must be periodic PI&E to enhance and maintain the public's perception of enforcement and the need to use safety restraints, and the enforcement officers must have a positive attitude toward the law. /Abstract from report summary page/ |
| Rosap ID | dot:1442 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1442 |
| TRT Terms | Manual safety belts; Public information programs; Traffic safety education; Traffic law enforcement; Impact studies |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Public Participation and Outreach |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
00468992 |
| Contract Number | DTHN22-85-Z-07358 |
| Report Number | DOT-HS-807-120; NTIS-PB87221214 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/25000/25700/25733/DOT-HS-807-120.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |