Citation

Larson LD, Schnelle JF, Kirchner R, Carr AF, Domash M, Risley TR. J. Appl. Behav. Anal. 1980; 13(4): 571-581.

Affiliation

Nashville Metropolitan Police Department, Middle Tennessee State University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1980, Wiley-Blackwell)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16795634

PMCID

PMC1308164

Abstract

Tachograph recorders were installed in 224 vehicles of a metropolitan police department to monitor vehicle operation in an attempt to reduce the rate of accidents. Police sergeants reviewed each tachograph chart and provided feedback to officers regarding their driving performance. Reliability checks and additional feedback procedures were implemented so that upper level supervisors monitored and controlled the performance of field sergeants. The tachograph intervention and components of the feedback system nearly eliminated personal injury accidents and sharply reduced accidents caused by officer negligence. A cost-benefit analysis revealed that the savings in vehicle repair and injury claims outweighed the equipment and operating costs.

Language: en