Citation

Turner DS, Roberts MC, Whalen Jr. WJ. Transp. Res. Rec. 1985; 1027: 49-53.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

A pilot project was conducted by the University of Alabama to study child restraint usage at two child care centers. Rewards were used to encourage parents to transport their children in approved safety devices, and the usage characteristics were examined. A traditional ABA study (baseline--intervention--return-to-baseline) indicated that usage increased from 48 to 72 percent at one center, and from 11 to 54 percent at the other center. These results soundly demonstrated that psychological learning theory was extremely effective in increasing safety seat usage. A major thrust of the project was the study of pertinent characteristics of parents and children. Age, sex, arrival time, vehicle type, and place in vehicle were found to influence restraint use. Overall, the pilot study provided a sound beginning for an intensive program to increase child restraint use.

Record URL:
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1985/1027/1027-010.pdf

Language: en

Keywords

AUTOMOBILES; HUMAN ENGINEERING - Behavioral Research; TRANSPORTATION - Research; SYSTEMS SCIENCE AND CYBERNETICS - Learning Systems