Increasing Seat Belt Use in Service Vehicle Drivers with a Gearshift Delay

Autor/inn/en	Van Houten, Ron; Malenfant, J. E. Louis; Reagan, Ian; Sifrit, Kathy; Compton, Richard
Titel	Increasing Seat Belt Use in Service Vehicle Drivers with a Gearshift Delay
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 43 (2010) 3, S.369-380 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8855
Schlagwörter	Traffic Safety; Restraints (Vehicle Safety); Motor Vehicles; Foreign Countries; Safety Equipment; Focus Groups; Attitude Measures; Program Effectiveness; Behavior Modification; Canada; Florida; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; Ausland; Sicherheitstechnik; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Kanada; USA
Abstract	This study evaluated a device that prevents drivers from shifting vehicles into gear for up to 8 s unless seat belts are buckled. Participants were 101 commercial drivers who operated vans, pickups, or other light trucks from the U.S. and Canada. The driver could escape or avoid the delay by fastening his or her seat belt before shifting out of park. Unbelted participants experienced either a constant delay (8 s) or a variable delay (M = 8 s). A 16-s delay was introduced for those U.S. drivers who did not show significant improvement. Seat belt use increased from 48% to 67% (a 40% increase) for U.S. drivers and from 54% to 74% (a 37% increase) for Canadian drivers. The fixed delay was more effective for U.S. drivers than the variable delay, but there was no difference between these two delay schedules for Canadian drivers. After the driver fastened his or her seat belt, it tended to remain fastened for the duration of the trip. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Available from: Department of Applied Behavioral Science. Kansas University, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045-2133. Tel: 785-841-4425; Fax: 785-841-4425; e-mail: behavior@mail.ku.edu; Web site: http://seab.envmed.rochester.edu/jaba/index.html
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Update	2017/4/10