TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Hawai'i's mandatory seat belt law: patterns of enforcement
JO  - Transportation research record
A1  - Kim, Karl
A1  - Kirshenbaum, Richard
A1  - Nabeshima, George
SP  - 81
EP  - 81
VL  - 1464
IS  - 
N2  - Hawai'i is known for having one of the highest seat belt use rates in the nation and for having an aggressive enforcement program. Data on seat belt citations, driver licenses, police-reported crashes, and observed seat belt use studies reveal the following: (a) cited drivers are more likely to be young and male; (b) there are spatial and temporal patterns associated with enforcement; (c) a higher proportion of out-of-state drivers are cited than are involved in traffic collisions; (d) most seat belt citations issued in Hawai'i are stand-alone violations; (e) the most common type of other citation issued with a seat belt violation is for speeding; and (f) repeat offenders tend to be male and young. These findings may have relevance for other states considering stepped-up levels of enforcement. The results suggest a need for more scrutiny of the associations between seat belt use, enforcement, and crash involvement, perhaps over a long time period.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0361-1981
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -