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Seat Belts Unfastened: Non-seat Belt Use in the Czech Republic
2017More than 56 thousand drivers lost their licenses due to traffic offences in the Czech Republic between the years of 2006 and 2013. In almost half of the cases the ban from driving associated with the non-compliance to the mandatory use of seat belts.
Vit Gabrhel +3 more
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Parameters affecting seat belt use in Greece
International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 2011The objective of this research is the exploration of seat belt use in Greece and particularly the identification of the parameters affecting seat belt use in Greece. A national field survey was conducted for the analytical recording of seat belt use. A binary logistic regression model was developed, and the impact of each parameter on seat belt use in ...
G, Yannis +5 more
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Southern Economic Journal, 1990
In the health production literature, schooling has distinguished itself as "the most important correlate of good health," according to Fuchs [11]. Economists have been so persuasive in their demonstration of the importance of schooling that medical researchers are increasingly drawing attention to lack of schooling as a "risk factor" in a variety of ...
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In the health production literature, schooling has distinguished itself as "the most important correlate of good health," according to Fuchs [11]. Economists have been so persuasive in their demonstration of the importance of schooling that medical researchers are increasingly drawing attention to lack of schooling as a "risk factor" in a variety of ...
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Focus on Seat Belt Use in China
Traffic Injury Prevention, 2010To explain low seat belt use prevalence results of observation and interview surveys in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, and Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, and to extend knowledge on associated seat belt use determinants.Ten focus groups comprising professional, owner, and taxi drivers; passengers; van drivers (Nanjing); or police (Zhoushan) were conducted to ...
Virginia, Routley +7 more
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Do Mandatory Seat Belt Laws Affect Socioeconomic Inequalities in Seat Belt Use?
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012We investigated the effect of mandatory seat belt laws on socioeconomic differences in seat belt use. We identified the differential effect of legislation across socioeconomic groups using a difference-in-difference-in-differences model based on state variations in the timing of the passage of laws.
Sam Harper +4 more
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Analysis of teenage seat belt use: From the 2007 Missouri high school seat belt survey
Journal of Safety Research, 2009This study analyzed high school teenagers' seat belt use based on the observational surveys of more than 15,000 teenagers at 150 schools and was conducted in the state of Missouri, U.S., in 2007. Since fatal car accidents involving high school teenagers are disproportionately high, and increased seat belt use saves lives in what would otherwise be ...
Sungyop, Kim +3 more
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Adolescents' Seat Belt Use and Car Telephones
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1986Sir .—Pediatricians and concerned parents have lamented the failure of adolescents to wear seat belts during automobile travel. 1 Several interventions have been proposed to enhance compliance, from interlocking devices for the car ignition or the radio/cassette player, 2 to seat belt laws, to threats of severe punishments such as grounding on Saturday
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Seat Belt Use on a University Campus
Journal of American College Health, 1993Observed seat belt use on a private university campus was compared with use by the general population of the state in which the university is located. It was expected, given the higher educational level and socioeconomic status of the university population, that seat belt use would be higher than it is for the general population.
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Observed Seat Belt Use in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 2010We conducted an observational survey of seat belt use to determine the use rate of drivers and front-right passengers of vehicles in Kumasi, Ghana. Unobtrusive observations of seat belt use were made at 41 locations composed of signalized intersections and roundabouts where vehicles come to a halt or slow down considerably. The overall driver seat belt
Francis K, Afukaar +2 more
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Hangmanʼs Fracture Resulting From Improper Seat Belt Use
Southern Medical Journal, 1990Diagonal seat belt application without accompanying lap belt closure may produce severe cervical spine injuries, including hangman's fracture and decapitation. Seat belts are effective in reducing injury, but they must be worn properly to do so. Passive restraint systems involving a diagonal seat belt may be hazardous if the motorist does not use the ...
B E, Yarbrough, G W, Hendey
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