Mandatory Belt Use and Driver Risk Taking
A study of driver behavior before and after a mandatory seat belt use law in Newfoundland found that the benefits of such legislation are not reduced by riskier driving, as has been suggested by some theorists. On average, belt use in Newfoundland increased from 16% of drivers before the law to 77%...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1539-6924.1984.tb00130.x 2024-09-15T18:19:43+00:00 Mandatory Belt Use and Driver Risk Taking Lund, Adrian K. Zador, Paul 1984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6924.1984.tb00130.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1539-6924.1984.tb00130.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1539-6924.1984.tb00130.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Risk Analysis volume 4, issue 1, page 41-53 ISSN 0272-4332 1539-6924 journal-article 1984 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6924.1984.tb00130.x 2024-08-01T04:22:45Z A study of driver behavior before and after a mandatory seat belt use law in Newfoundland found that the benefits of such legislation are not reduced by riskier driving, as has been suggested by some theorists. On average, belt use in Newfoundland increased from 16% of drivers before the law to 77% after the law. At the same time, the quality of driving changed very little when compared to control groups of Nova Scotia drivers, who were not subject to the law and whose belt use rates did not change. In only one situation did Newfoundland drivers differ from the control group in Nova Scotia: after the belt law, drivers in Newfoundland became relatively more cautious (slower) in their speeds on four‐lane expressways. These data confirm the results of earlier less controlled studies that also found no changes in driving behavior following nonvoluntary changes in occupant protection. Since the “risk‐compensation” hypothesis predicts such changes, it seems to have no merit in explaining changes in fatalities and injuries after occupant protection legislation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Wiley Online Library Risk Analysis 4 1 41 53 |
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A study of driver behavior before and after a mandatory seat belt use law in Newfoundland found that the benefits of such legislation are not reduced by riskier driving, as has been suggested by some theorists. On average, belt use in Newfoundland increased from 16% of drivers before the law to 77% after the law. At the same time, the quality of driving changed very little when compared to control groups of Nova Scotia drivers, who were not subject to the law and whose belt use rates did not change. In only one situation did Newfoundland drivers differ from the control group in Nova Scotia: after the belt law, drivers in Newfoundland became relatively more cautious (slower) in their speeds on four‐lane expressways. These data confirm the results of earlier less controlled studies that also found no changes in driving behavior following nonvoluntary changes in occupant protection. Since the “risk‐compensation” hypothesis predicts such changes, it seems to have no merit in explaining changes in fatalities and injuries after occupant protection legislation. |
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