@article{ref1,
title="Attitudes of commercial motor vehicle drivers towards safety belts",
journal="Accident analysis and prevention",
year="2007",
author="Kim, Karl and Yamashita, Eric Y.",
volume="39",
number="6",
pages="1097-1106",
abstract="Despite the fact that Hawaii has one of the highest seat belt use rates for passenger vehicles in the United States, and has had a mandatory seat belt use law since the 1980s, studies have shown that commercial motor vehicles (CMV) seat belt use rates are low. To better understand this phenomenon, a comprehensive survey of commercial vehicle drivers was conducted in Hawaii to ascertain attitudes and self-reported behaviors regarding seat belt use. A total of 791 drivers responded to a written questionnaire implemented at weigh stations and distributed to various trucking firms and transport centers. Approximately 67% reported that they use seat belts &quot;always&quot; when driving a CMV (commercial motor vehicle), yet when asked how often do other CMV drivers use seat belts, only 31% responded &quot;always.&quot; Interestingly, 86% of these same drivers reported that they use seat belts &quot;always&quot; when driving a personal vehicle. The major reason cited for non-use of belts was &quot;frequent stops/inconvenience&quot; (29%), and &quot;not safety conscious&quot; (23%). Notably, the self-reported use of safety belts is highest among operators of vans (88% said &quot;always&quot;), followed by buses (87% said &quot;always&quot;) and lowest among truck drivers (only 60% said &quot;always&quot;). In this paper, some of the differences between self-reported users and non-users are explored and a multivariate logit model was developed to predict the odds of belt use as a function of various factors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-4575",
doi="10.1016/j.aap.2007.02.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2007.02.007"
}