• Accid Anal Prev · Jan 2008

    Observations of how drivers fasten their seatbelts in relation to various startup tasks.

    • J E Louis Malenfant and Ron Van Houten.
    • Center for Education and Research in Safety, Shediac, New Brunswick, USA.
    • Accid Anal Prev. 2008 Jan 1; 40 (1): 309-14.

    AbstractObservational data were collected to determine the percentage of drivers that followed various seatbelt buckling sequences. Observers scored the buckling sequence and recorded the time between various startup events and fastening the seatbelt of 1600 drivers in two urban areas, Pinellas County, Florida, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The results indicated that most drivers waited to buckle their seatbelt until after they started their vehicle or placed it into gear, with a substantial proportion buckling after placing the vehicle in motion. These results suggest that a salient second seatbelt reminder that was initiated 30s after placing the vehicle in gear would only be experienced by persons who do not buckle their seatbelt and less than 1% of drivers who buckle their seatbelt more than 29 s after placing the vehicle in gear.

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