Most states in the U.S. now have mandatory safety belt use laws. Some state laws allow primary enforcement which means that law enforcement may issue a citation when they observe an unbelted driver or passenger. The majority of states have passed secondary enforcement laws which specify that a citation can only be written after an officer stops the vehicle for another infraction. Primary laws, as compared to secondary laws have been associated with greater reductions in fatal and serious injury resulting from a motor vehicle crash. States that enacted primary laws will, in general, have significantly higher safety belt use rates and experience greater reductions in fatality and injury rates, compared with states that enact secondary laws. The enactment of a primary enforcement law enhances the perceived importance of the law by both the public and the police which ultimately leads to greater complliance with the law. Primary enforcement is considered by most safety experts to be one of the most important objectives for states to consider to achieve higher usage rates.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff über TIB

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Case for Primary Enforcement of State Safety Belt Use Laws


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1995


    Format / Umfang :

    20 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch