@article{ref1,
title="Strapped for life or trapped: survey of drivers' knowledge levels and attitudes towards seatbelts and seatbelt law in Zimbabwe",
journal="Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety",
year="2014",
author="Mabuto, Morgan Peter",
volume="25",
number="2",
pages="23-29",
abstract="The study sought to assess drivers' level of knowledge of seatbelts, seatbelt law and attitudes to the seatbelt law using a descriptive survey design. Data were collected from a convenient sample of 180 drivers using a structured interview schedule. The research findings revealed 53.30% correct responses on seatbelt knowledge, 36.94% on seatbelt law and that 47.96% of drivers had negative attitudes towards the law on seatbelts. The findings indicated that there existed some knowledge gaps and that almost 50% of the drivers harboured negative attitudes. The research recommends that the government, using the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe, should increase driver education programmes on seatbelts and seatbelt law following a review of the Defensive Driving Course curriculum. In doing so, this may assist to develop a culture of being 'strapped for life' instead of being 'trapped to death' by ignorance. <br><br>KEYWORDS: Attitudes, Defensive driving course, Knowledge level, Seatbelt<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1832-9497",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}