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Drive Alive: Teen Seat Belt Survey Program [PDF]
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2010 Objective: To increase teen seat belt use among drivers at a rural high school by implementing the Drive Alive Pilot Program (DAPP), a theory-driven intervention built on highway safety best practices.Methods: The first component of the program was 20 ...
Loftin, Laurel +5 more
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Seat belt use among rear passengers: validity of self-reported versus observational measures
BMC Public Health, 2008 Background The effects of seat belt laws and public education campaigns on seat belt use are assessed on the basis of observational or self-reported data on seat belt use.
Schievano Elena +5 more
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Seat belt sign and its significance
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2013 Safety belts are the most important safety system in motor vehicles and when worn intend to prevent serious injuries. However, in unusual circumstances (high velocity motor vehicle collisions) these safety measures (seat belts) can be the source and ...
Amit Agrawal +2 more
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Pattern of seat belt use by drivers in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies
BMC Research Notes, 2011 Background In Trinidad and Tobago, the law on the mandatory use of seat belts was passed in 1995, but this law is hardly enforced. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency and predictors of seat belt use by motor vehicle drivers in the ...
Odekunle Abayomi +2 more
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The Seat Belt Defense in Texas. [PDF]
, 2004 This Comment calls upon Texas courts to recognize the seat belt defense as a form of comparative responsibility. It has become standard procedure for Americans riding in motor vehicles to “buckle up.” Seat belt usage has risen since 1994, steadily ...
Bagley, Brian T.
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Critical Care Innovations, 2020 INTRODUCTION: Road traffic accidents is a major public health problem with an estimate to become the ninth leading cause of death worldwide. Pakistan yearly spends around 100 billion rupees on injuries and ranks 5th due to the fatality associated with ...
Abdul Khaliq +7 more
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Using Active Seat Belt Retractions to Mitigate Motion Sickness in Automated Driving
Vehicles, 2022 The introduction of automated-driving functions provides passengers with the opportunity to engage in non-driving related tasks during the ride. However, this benefit might be compromised by an increased incidence of motion sickness.
Christina Kremer +3 more
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Predicting Police Officer Seat Belt Use: Evidence-Based Solutions to Improve Officer Driving Safety
, 2020 One of the hidden dangers of police work is self-imposed—the failure to wear seat belts. Unfortunately, little evidence exists concerning the factors that account for why officers do not wear their seat belts.
Rojek, J +3 more
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BMC Research Notes, 2019 Objective Road traffic injuries are the major and neglected public health challenges. It causes 1.2 million deaths and 50 million injuries yearly and the use of seat belt reduces 60% of the cases. However, little is known about the magnitude of utilizing
Manay K. Woldegebriel +2 more
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The Reluctance of taxi drivers to use seat belts. Observed and self-reported behavior in Argentine.
Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana, 2023 Although taxi drivers are more exposed to traffic crashes, they usually exhibit riskier behaviors and more negative attitudes toward road safety. For example, previous research suggests that they are particularly reluctant to wear seat belts.
Jeremías David Tosi +3 more
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