Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ulmer, Robert G.
• Preusser, Carol W.
• Preusser, David F.
• Cosgrove, Linda A.

Titel

Evaluation of California's safety belt law change from secondary to primary enforcement

Ist Teil von

• Journal of safety research, 1995, Vol.26 (4), p.213-220

Ort / Verlag

Chicago: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

1995

Quelle

Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect (DFG Nationallizenzen)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Some states allow an officer to stop a vehicle for an observed belt law violation alone (primary). Most require that the initial stop be made for some other violation before a belt law citation can be issued (secondary). On January 1, 1993, California became the first state to implement an uninterrupted change from secondary to primary belt law enforcement. In six study communities, the percentage of drivers observed wearing seat belts increased from 58% prior to the law change to 76% soon thereafter. Drivers surveyed at DMV offices indicated that they had knowledge of the new law and were more likely to wear their belts now than in the past.