@article{ref1,
title="Seat-belt use still low in Kuwait: self-reported driving behaviours among adult drivers",
journal="International journal of injury control and safety promotion",
year="2014",
author="Raman, Sudha R. and Ottensmeyer, C. Andrea and Landry, Michel D. and Alfadhli, Jarrah and Procter, Steven and Jacob, Susan and Hamdan, Elham and Bouhaimed, Manal",
volume="21",
number="4",
pages="328-337",
abstract="Kuwait mandated seat-belt use by drivers in 1976 and by front seat passengers in 1994. The study objectives were to identify and estimate current factors associated with seat-belt use and levels of potentially unsafe driving behaviours in Kuwait. In 2010, 741 adults were surveyed regarding driving habits and history. Only 41.6% of drivers reported always using a seat belt. Front seat passenger belt use was more common (30.5%) than rear seat belt use (6.5%). Distracted driving behaviours were common, including mobile phone use ('always' or 'almost always': 51.1%) and texting/SMS (32.4%). Logistic regression indicated that drivers who were young (18-19 years), male, Kuwaiti nationals or non-Kuwaiti Arabs, drove over the speed limit, had traffic violation tickets or >1 car crashes in the last year, were less likely to use seat belts. Targeted initiatives to increase public awareness and to enforce car-safety legislation, including use of seat belts, are necessary to decrease the health burden of car crashes in Kuwait.   Keywords: Driver distraction;<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1745-7300",
doi="10.1080/17457300.2013.826698",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2013.826698"
}