Evaluation of Click It or Ticket Model Programs
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Summary
This study evaluates the effectiveness of the "Click It or Ticket" (CIOT) model, an intensive, short-duration seat belt enforcement program that relies heavily on paid media to publicize heightened law enforcement efforts. Conducted by the Preusser Research Group for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the research addresses the growing use of federal funding for paid advertisements in Selective Traffic Enforcement Programs (sTEPs). The primary objective was to determine whether the extensive use of paid media, combined with intensive enforcement, significantly increases seat belt usage compared to programs with limited or no paid advertising. The evaluation analyzed data from 18 states during the May 2002 National Mobilization. States were categorized into three groups: ten "Full Implementation" states that employed the complete CIOT model (earned media, paid media, and intensive enforcement); four "Other Implementation" states that used some paid advertisements but deviated from the full model; and four "Comparison" states that conducted enforcement without specific paid advertisement placement. Data collection included observational surveys of seat belt use, random resident telephone surveys, and surveys at Driver Licensing Offices. Measurements were taken before, during, and after the enforcement campaigns to track changes in belt use rates and public awareness. The results demonstrated that the full CIOT model yielded the most substantial increases in seat belt use. Across the ten Full Implementation states, belt use increased by an average of 8.6 percentage points, with individual state gains ranging from 3.0 to 18.7 points. In contrast, the four Other Implementation states saw an average increase of 2.7 percentage points, and the four Comparison states saw an average increase of only 0.5 percentage points. Survey data confirmed that residents in Full Implementation states had significantly higher awareness of the enforcement campaigns and perceived a greater increase in ticketing activity compared to those in the other groups. The largest gains in belt use occurred during the enforcement phase rather than during media-only phases. The study concludes that intensive, short-term enforcement campaigns heavily publicized through paid media produce large, measurable gains in seat belt compliance. While enforcement with modest or no paid media had some effect, it did not achieve the magnitude of improvement seen in the full CIOT implementation. The findings support the efficacy of the CIOT model as a strategy for rapidly increasing statewide seat belt use rates, validating the investment in paid media to ensure widespread public awareness of enforcement efforts.
Key finding
States implementing the full Click It or Ticket model with paid media achieved an average seat belt use increase of 8.6 percentage points, compared to 2.7 percentage points for states with limited paid media and 0.5 percentage points for states with no paid media.
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Sample size: 18
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