The Effects of a Seatbelt-Gearshift Delay Prompt on the Seatbelt Use of Motorists Who Do Not Regularly Wear Seatbelts

Autor/inn/en	Van Houten, Ron; Malenfant, J.E. Louis; Austin, John; Lebbon, Angie
Titel	The Effects of a Seatbelt-Gearshift Delay Prompt on the Seatbelt Use of Motorists Who Do Not Regularly Wear Seatbelts
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 38 (2005) 2, S.195 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8855
Schlagwörter	Behavior Modification; Restraints (Vehicle Safety); Traffic Safety; Motor Vehicles + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen
Abstract	A seatbelt-gearshift delay was evaluated in two U.S. and three Canadian vehicles using a reversal design. The seatbelt-gearshift delay required unbelted drivers either to buckle their seatbelts or to wait a specified time before they could put the vehicle in gear. After collecting behavioral prebaseline data, a data logger was installed in all five vehicles to collect automated data on seatbelt use. Next the seatbelt-gearshift delay was introduced. The results showed that the delay increased all 5 drivers' seatbelt use, and that the duration of the delay that produced relatively consistent seatbelt use varied across drivers from 5 to 20. When the device was deactivated in four of the five vehicles, behavior returned to baseline levels. (Author).
Anmerkungen	Department of Applied Behavioral Science, 1000 Sunnyside Ave., KU, Lawrence, KS 66045-2133. Web site: http://seab.envmed.rochester.edu.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10