| Title | Daytime and Nighttime Seat Belt Use by Fatally Injured Passenger Vehicle Occupants. |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 33484 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Tison, Julie; Williams, Allan F.; Chaudhary, Neil K. |
| Corporate Creator | Preusser Research Group, Inc. |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Behavioral Safety Research |
| Publisher | United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 20100700 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The difference in day and night seat belt use among fatally injured passenger vehicle occupants was investigated by personal, environmental, and vehicle characteristics. In each of the 10 years reviewed, seat belt use among fatally injured occupants was lower at night (9 p.m.-3:59 a.m.) than during the day. On average, nighttime use was 18 percentage points lower than daytime belt use. Results indicated that groups with lower seat belt use both day and night were: males; younger occupants; pickup truck occupants; residents of secondary enforcement law States; occupants traveling in rural areas; occupants killed on local roads; occupants killed on weekends; drivers with crashes and violations on their records; drivers likely accountable in the crash; and drivers with high blood alcohol concentrations. Alcohol-impaired drivers comprised more than two-thirds of fatally injured drivers killed at night, and only 26% of these drivers were belted at night. The categories of fatally injured occupants who showed the greatest discrepancy in day and night seat belt use included: occupants 45 and older, those on interstate roads, car occupants, and drivers with clean records. |
| Rosap ID | dot:1905 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1905 |
| TRT Terms | Manual safety belts; Periods of the day; Case studies; Statistics |
| General Subjects | Seat belt usage |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES - Statistics |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | DTNH22-05-D-15043, Task Order No. 016 |
| Report Number | DOT HS 811 281 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/33000/33400/33484/Day_vs_Night_Final_PDF.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |