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The Effects of a Seatbelt-Gearshift Delay Prompt on the Seatbelt Use of Motorists Who Do Not Regularly Wear Seatbelts
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Van Houten, Ron; Malenfant, J.E. Louis; Austin, John; Lebbon, Angie – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2005
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…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Restraints (Vehicle Safety), Traffic Safety, Motor Vehicles