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Citation

Hunter WW, Stewart JR, Stutts JC, Marchetti LM. Accid. Anal. Prev. 1993; 25(5): 511-520.

Affiliation

Highway Safety Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8397653

Abstract

This paper describes the implementation and evaluation of a nonsanction seat belt law enforcement program in two experimental communities of contrasting size in a state with a mandatory belt law. The main ingredients of the program were seat belt "salutes," public information and education, and limited use of inexpensive economic incentives. Driver shoulder belt use data collected before, during, and after the experimental programs, compared to similar data collected in a comparison community, showed the approach to be effective. While standard seat belt enforcement activities without incentives have been shown to be effective, many police departments, especially in smaller communities, are reluctant to make wholesale increases in seat belt citations. Although requiring some additional level of manpower and resources, a nonsanction approach to seat belt law enforcement can provide an alternate way of increasing belt use in these communities.

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