seat belt use

Seat belt use behavior: observed and self-reported belt wearing rates, predictors of nonuse, belt reminder systems and their effectiveness, primary and secondary enforcement effects on belt use, occupant restraint campaigns, and part-time belt users. The behavioral and usage side of adult occupant restraint, distinct from child_passenger_safety (child restraint systems) and from fatality_injury_trends (outcome statistics).

531 paper(s) · ranked by relevance to this topic

  1. Factors Related to Nonuse of Seat Belts in Michigan · 1987 · Wagenaar, A.C. et al. · archived
  2. Encouraging Full Time Use of Safety Belts among Current Part-Time Users · 1991 · Finn, Peter, 1940- et al. · archived
  3. Overrepresentation of Seat Belt Non-users in Traffic Crashes · 1988 · Hunter, W. W. et al. · archived
  4. The social psychology of seatbelt use. · 2010 · Gonzalez, Richard et al. · archived
  5. Seat Belt Use-Inducing System Effectiveness · 1975 · Appleby, M. R. et al. · archived
  6. Increasing Safety Belt Use by High Risk Drivers · 1991 · Blomberg, Richard D. et al. · archived
  7. Effectiveness of Safety Belt Warning and Interlock Systems · 1973 · Cohen, Joel B. (Joel Benjamin) et al. · archived
  8. May 2004 Click It or Ticket Seat Belt Mobilization Evaluation: Final Report · 2007 · Solomon, M. G. (Mark Geoffrey) et al. · archived
  9. Human Factors Research on Seat Belt Assurance Systems · 2020 · Bao, Shan et al. · archived
  10. A comparative policy analysis of seat belt laws : final report. · 2014 · McGehee, Daniel V. et al. · archived
  11. May 2003 Click It or Ticket Safety Belt Mobilization Evaluation · 2004 · Solomon, M. G. (Mark Geoffrey) et al. · archived
  12. 2003 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey: Volume 2: Safety Belt Report · 2003 · Boyle, John M., 1947- et al. · archived
  13. Predictors of rear seat belt use among U.S. adults, 2012 · 2015 · Bhat, Geeta et al. · archived
  14. Analyzing the First Years of the Click It or Ticket Mobilizations · 2010 · Tison, Julie et al. · archived
  15. Evaluation of the May 2005 Click It or Ticket Mobilization to Increase Seat Belt Use · 2007 · Solomon, M. G. (Mark Geoffrey) et al. · archived
  16. An analysis of seatbelt use decision making among part-time users. · 2011 · Yates, J. Frank et al. · archived
  17. Psychological Constructs Related to Seat Belt Use, Volume 2: Results Report · 2020 · Sheveland, Anna C et al. · archived
  18. Effectiveness of Safety Belt Usage Laws · 1980 · Fisher, Franklin G. · archived
  19. Selective Traffic Enforcement Program for Occupant Restraints · 1987 · Rood, Debra H. et al. · archived
  20. Restraint use (seat belt and child passenger seat) survey · 2008 · Hernandez, Bruce. · archived
  21. Increasing Seat Belt Use Amongst Rural Populations · 2023 · Solomon, Mark G. et al. · archived
  22. Characteristics and Conditions of Teenage Safety Belt Use · 1997 · Womack, Katie N. et al. · archived
  23. Click It or Ticket Evaluation, 2008 - 2009 · 2013 · Solomon, Mark G. et al. · archived
  24. NHTSA Region IV Click It or Ticket Campaign, May 2001 · 2002 · Solomon, M. G. (Mark Geoffrey) · archived
  25. Safety Belt Interlock System Usage Survey [1976] · 1976 · Westefeld, Albert, 1913- et al. · archived
  26. Increasing seatbelt usage rate among high school students. · 2010 · Mundorf, Norbert et al. · archived
  27. Evaluation of Click It or Ticket Model Programs · 2002 · Solomon, M. G. (Mark Geoffrey) et al. · archived
  28. Evaluation of the Washington Nighttime Seat Belt Enforcement Program · 2017 · Thomas, F. Dennis et al. · archived
  29. Safety Belt Interlock System: Usage Survey [1975] · 1975 · Westefeld, Albert, 1913- et al. · archived
  30. Process and Outcome Evaluation: The Buckle Up America Initiatives · 2001 · Solomon, M. G. (Mark Geoffrey) et al. · archived
  31. The Click It or Ticket evaluation, 2012 [Traffic Safety Facts] · 2014 · Hinch, Mary et al. · archived
  32. The Click It or Ticket Evaluation, 2013 [Traffic Safety Facts] · 2016 · Nichols, James L. et al. · archived
  33. Presence of Additional Safety Belt Enforcement Increases Safety Belt Use by Drivers · 2020 · Acosta-Rodriguez, Lusanni et al. · indexed
  34. Nighttime enforcement of seat belt laws : an evaluation of three community programs · 2009 · Solomon, M. G. (Mark Geoffrey) et al. · archived
  35. Evaluation of the May 2007 Click It or Ticket Mobilization · 2009 · Solomon, Mark G. et al. · archived
  36. Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey [1995] · 1995 · Boyle, John M., 1947- · archived
  37. Increasing Teen Safety Belt Use: A Program and Literature Review · 2005 · Fell, James C. et al. · archived
  38. Restraint System Usage in the Traffic Population. 1983 Annual Report · 1984 · Perkins, David D. et al. · archived
  39. Long-Term Effects of Employer-Based Programs to Motivate Safety Belt Use · 1987 · Geller, E. Scott, 1942- et al. · archived
  40. Daytime and Nighttime Seat Belt Use at Selected Sites in New Mexico · 2007 · Solomon, M. G. (Mark Geoffrey) et al. · archived
  41. Safety Belt Usage: Survey of the Traffic Population · 1978 · Stowell, Carol et al. · archived
  42. Evaluation of Kentucky's "Click It or Ticket" 2008 campaign. · 2008 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  43. National Understanding and Acceptance of Occupant Protection Systems · 1986 · Loux, Suzanne B. et al. · archived
  44. Observed Safety Belt Use in 1996 · 1997 · NHTSA · archived
  45. Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Laws · 1996 · NHTSA · archived
  46. Health Risk Appraisal and Safety Belt Use · 1987 · Perkins, David D. et al. · archived
  47. Evaluation of Kentucky's Click it or Ticket Campaign · 2001 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  48. Mandatory seat belt use. · 1984 · Grey, Joseph · archived
  49. Program Strategies for Increasing Safety Belt Usage in Rural Areas · 1996 · Bradbard, Steven L. et al. · archived
  50. Child safety seat and safety belt use among urban travelers. · 1984 · Stoke, Charles B · archived
  51. 1991 Annual Report: Restraint System Use in 19 U.S. Cities · 1992 · Datta, Tapan K. et al. · archived
  52. Mandatory seat belt use laws. · 1985 · Grey, Joseph · archived
  53. Click It or Ticket Evaluation, 2010 · 2013 · Nichols, James L. et al. · archived
  54. Restraint System Use in 19 U.S. Cities. 1991 Annual Report · 1992 · Datta, Tapan K. et al. · archived
  55. Evaluation of the Buckle Up in Your Truck Programs · 2009 · Nichols, J. L. et al. · archived
  56. Evaluation of Rear-Seat Belt Laws · 2022 · Chaudhary, Neil K. et al. · archived
  57. Evaluation of Kansas and Missouri Rural Seat Belt Demonstrations. · 2016 · Thomas, F. Dennis et al. · archived
  58. A Study of Nighttime Seat Belt Use in Indiana [Final Report] · 2006 · Vivoda, Jonathon M. et al. · archived
  59. Occupant Protection Special Traffic Enforcement Program Evaluation · 1999 · Solomon, M. G. (Mark Geoffrey) et al. · archived
  60. Restraint System Use in 19 U.S. Cities 1989 Annual Report · 1990 · Datta, Tapan K. et al. · archived
  61. Assessment of seat belt use in University of Cape Coast campus, Ghana · 2018 · Ogunleye-Adetona, Comfort et al. · indexed
  62. Use of Seat Belt and Enforcement of Seat Belt Laws in Pakistan · 2014 · Klair, Ashfaq Ahmad et al. · indexed
  63. Strengthening Seat Belt Use Laws · 1996 · NHTSA · archived
  64. Rural Pickup Truck Drivers and Safety Belt Use: Focus Group Report · 2004 · Nitzburg, Marsha et al. · archived
  65. Compliance with the law on car seat-belt use in four cities of Thailand. · 2000 · Aekplakorn, W et al. · indexed
  66. Race and Seat Belts in North Carolina · 1996 · Benjamin, Julian M. et al. · indexed
  67. Deciding to click it : seatbelt use by Missouri teens · 2006 · Richardson Jr, Lilliard E et al. · archived
  68. Education on Proper Use of Seat Belts on School Buses · 2021 · Katz, Bryan et al. · archived
  69. Seat belt utilisation and awareness in UAE · 2012 · Bendak, S. et al. · indexed
  70. MACRO MODEL OF SEAT BELT USE BY CAR DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS · 2013 · JAMROZ, Kazimierz · indexed
  71. MACRO MODEL OF SEAT BELT USE BY CAR DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS · 2013 · JAMROZ, Kazimierz · indexed
  72. 2002 Safety Belt Usage Survey in Kentucky · 2002 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  73. 2005 Survey of Seat Belt Wearing Rates · 2005 · NHTSA · archived
  74. Observed Seat Belt Use in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana · 2010 · Afukaar, Francis K. et al. · indexed
  75. Performance Assessment of Prototype Seat Belt Misuse Detection System · 2018 · Mazzae, Elizabeth N. et al. · archived
  76. Parents’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior about Child Passenger Safety · 1981 · Cunningham, Jo Lynn et al. · archived
  77. Indirect Effects of School Bus Seat Belt Installation · 2021 · Kissner, Erin et al. · archived
  78. Papers on Adult Seat Belts–Effectiveness and Use · 1988 · Partyka, Susan C. · archived
  79. Identifying Strategies to Improve the Effectiveness of Booster Seat Laws · 2008 · Decina, L. E. (Larry E.) et al. · archived
  80. Effectiveness of Seat Belts in Reducing Injuries · 2007 · Dissanayake, Sunanda et al. · archived
  81. Papers on adult seat belts : effectiveness and use · 1988 · Partyka, Susan C. · archived
  82. Identifying Strategies to Reduce the Percentage of Unrestrained Young Children · 2009 · Decina, Lawrence E. et al. · archived
  83. Seat belt wearing rates in Victoria: 1994 · 1996 · Diamantopoulou, Kathy et al. · indexed
  84. 2006 Seat Belt Use Estimate for Native American Tribal Reservations · 2008 · Chaffe, Robert H. B. et al. · archived
  85. Child Passenger Safety State of Knowledge: A Literature Review · 2026 · Passarge, Pamela et al. · archived
  86. Evaluation of Safety Belt Education Program for Employees · 1980 · Phillips, Benjamin M. · archived
  87. Analysis of Restraint Use by Children in Michigan · 1999 · Eby, David W et al. · archived
  88. Compendium of Traffic Safety Research Projects 1985–2013 · 2014 · Agimi, Yll et al. · archived
  89. The Impact of The Rear Seat Belt Use on Traffic Safety in the UAE · 2020 · Najah, Arwa et al. · indexed
  90. Communicating Highway Safety: What Works · 2002 · Rodriguez, Lulu et al. · archived
  91. Documenting How States Recently Upgraded to Primary Seat Belt Laws · 2011 · St. Louis, Renee M. et al. · archived
  92. New Materials Promote Safety Belt Usage · 1977 · NHTSA · archived
  93. 2001 Safety Belt Usage Survey in Kentucky · 2001 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  94. Nighttime Seat Belt Enforcement: A How-To Guide and Case Study Summary · 2024 · Miller, Richard J et al. · archived
  95. An Investigation of Safety Belt Usage and Effectiveness · 1975 · Hochberg, Yosef et al. · archived
  96. 2006 safety belt usage survey in Kentucky. · 2006 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  97. Effectiveness of High School Safety Belt Instruction · 1982 · Cushman, William D. et al. · archived
  98. Seat Belt Use in North Dakota, 2025 · 2025 · Andersen, Jaclyn et al. · archived
  99. 2005 safety belt usage survey in Kentucky. · 2005 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  100. 2009 safety belt usage survey in Kentucky. · 2009 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  101. 2010 safety belt usage survey in Kentucky. · 2010 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  102. Automobile Safety Belt Activities Book · 1972 · Haughey, Betty Ellen et al. · archived
  103. Evaluation of Community-Oriented Enforcement Demonstration Projects · 2023 · Decina, Lawrence E. et al. · archived
  104. 2004 safety belt usage survey in Kentucky. · 2004 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  105. 2000 Safety Belt Usage Survey in Kentucky · 2000 · Agent, Kenneth R. · archived
  106. 2003 safety belt usage survey in Kentucky. · 2003 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  107. 2008 safety belt usage survey in Kentucky. · 2008 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  108. 2007 safety belt usage survey in Kentucky. · 2007 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  109. Belt Use: Comparison of NASS-CDS and Police Crash Reports · 2009 · Viano, David C. et al. · indexed
  110. The constitutionality of mandatory seat belt laws. · 1986 · Booz, Mark L · archived
  111. Changes in child safety restraint use and parental driving behaviours in Italy · 2008 · Collarile, Paolo et al. · indexed
  112. 2017 safety belt usage survey in Kentucky. · 2017 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  113. 2006 Motor Vehicle Occupant Protection Facts · 2008 · NHTSA · archived
  114. 2010 driver attitudes and awareness survey. · 2010 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  115. Patterns of Misuse of Child Safety Seats · 1996 · Decina, L. E. (Larry E.) et al. · archived
  116. 2016 safety belt usage survey in Kentucky. · 2016 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  117. Public Attitudes toward Passive Restraints · 1978 · Hart, Peter D. · archived
  118. Casualty Risk Reduction from Safety Seat Belts in a Desert Country · 1994 · Bener, A. et al. · indexed
  119. 2014 safety belt usage survey in Kentucky. · 2014 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  120. Seatbelts and road traffic collision injuries · 2011 · Abbas, Alaa K. et al. · archived
  121. IMPACT OF THE NEW ZEALAND SEAT BELT LAW · 1991 · Garbacz, Christopher · indexed
  122. Safety Belt Use Estimate for Native American Tribal Reservations · 2005 · Leaf, W. A. et al. · archived
  123. 2015 safety belt usage survey in Kentucky. · 2015 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  124. High Five Rural Seat Belt Program Demonstration and Evaluation · 2026 · Elliott, Kim R et al. · archived
  125. Misuse of Child Restraints · 2004 · Decina, L. E. (Larry E.) et al. · archived
  126. Traffic Safety Facts 1995: Occupant Protection · 1996 · NHTSA · archived
  127. Child restraint device use and misuse in Michigan · 1997 · Eby, David W. et al. · archived
  128. Safety First: Safety Precautions on a Rural Road · 2005 · Lewis, Sherman et al. · archived
  129. The constitutionality of mandatory seat belt use legislation. · 1972 · Ames, W. Allen. · archived
  130. Child Restraint Use Survey: LATCH Use and Misuse · 2006 · Decina, L. E. (Larry E.) et al. · archived
  131. Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Child Safety Restraints · 1987 · Hall, William L. (William Leslie), 1952- · archived
  132. Seat Belts: 1949-1956 · 1979 · Ronan, Larry · archived
  133. Use and Misuse of Automobile Child Restraint Devices · 1992 · Margolis, Lewis H. · indexed
  134. Safety belt and motorcycle helmet use in Virginia : the 2001 update. · 2001 · Jernigan, Jack D et al. · archived
  135. Junior High School Occupant Protection Materials · 1989 · Edberg, Mark et al. · archived
  136. School Bus Seat Belts and Carryover Effects in Elementary School Children · 2009 · Smither, Dereece D. et al. · archived
  137. Countermeasures That Work: An Introductory Resource for Rural Communities · 2024 · Kostrzewski, Holly et al. · archived
  138. Effects of child restraint misuse on dynamic performance · 2019 · Manary, Miriam A. et al. · indexed
  139. Traffic Safety Facts 1994: Occupant Protection · 1995 · NHTSA · archived
  140. Guidelines to observe and estimate statewide seat belt use at night. · 2010 · Chaudhary, Neil et al. · archived
  141. Recognizing the Common Problem of Child Automobile Restraint Misuse · 1988 · Margolis, Lewis H. et al. · indexed
  142. Evaluation of devices to improve shoulder belt fit. · 1994 · Sullivan, Lisa K. et al. · archived
  143. Observed use of tethers in forward-facing child restraint systems · 2011 · Jermakian, Jessica S et al. · indexed
  144. A Peer-to-Peer Traffic Safety Campaign Program · 2014 · Stanley, Laura et al. · archived
  145. Effects of high levels of obesity on driver seat belt fit : final report. · 2016 · Jones, Monica L. H. et al. · archived
  146. Child Restraint Use in Canadian Provinces With and Without Legislation in 2010 · 2013 · Simniceanu, Alice et al. · indexed
  147. Investigation of the Use and Feasibility of Speed Warning Systems · 2014 · De Leonardis, D. et al. · archived
  148. A Survey of Traffic Safety Culture Among Iowa Adults · 2012 · Gonnerman Jr, Melvin E et al. · archived
  149. How traffic law enforcement can contribute to safer roads · 2016 · Adminaite, D et al. · indexed
  150. Driver Response to Dynamic Message Sign Safety Campaign Messages · 2020 · Shealy, Tripp et al. · archived
  151. 2001 traffic safety issues opinion survey. · 2002 · Agent, Kenneth R. et al. · archived
  152. The influence of harness type on child restraint system misuse. · 2002 · Arbogast, Kristy B. et al. · indexed
  153. Seat belt-related injuries: A surgical perspective · 2017 · Masudi, Tahir et al. · indexed
  154. 2014 Traffic Safety Culture Index · 2015 · AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety · archived
  155. Investigation of Behavioral Adaptation to Lane Departure Warnings · 2002 · Rudin-Brown, Christina M. et al. · indexed
  156. Child Passenger Safety Perception and Practices in Ride-Sharing Vehicles · 2024 · De Leonardis, Doreen et al. · archived
  157. Child Restraint Workshop Series. Volume 1 · 1979 · Orr, Beverly T. et al. · archived
  158. Driving Behaviors and On-Duty Road Accidents: A French Case-Control Study · 2013 · Fort, Emmanuel et al. · indexed
  159. Matching Countermeasures to Driver Types and Speeding Behavior · 2017 · Richard, Christian M. et al. · archived
  160. 2012 Traffic Safety Culture Index · 2013 · AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety · archived
  161. Traffic Safety Materials Catalog: 2004 [NHTSA] · 2004 · NHTSA · archived
  162. 31 Use of protective devices among motor vehicle crashes · 2015 · El-Menyar, Ayman et al. · indexed
  163. Improving traffic safety culture in Iowa : phase II. · 2013 · Albrecht, Chris et al. · archived
  164. 2008 Traffic Safety Culture Index · 2008 · AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety · archived
  165. 2011 National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors · 2013 · Schroeder, Paul et al. · archived
  166. Summary of vehicle occupant protections laws · 2007 · NHTSA · archived
  167. 2008 traffic safety culture index · 2008 · NHTSA · archived
  168. Helmet Use among Two Wheeler Female Riders · 2019 · Khan, Rizwan et al. · archived
  169. Seat Belt Buckle Release Force: Cause for Entrapment? · 1993 · Noy, Y. Ian · indexed
  170. Development of Oblique Restraint Countermeasures · 2019 · Hu, Jingwen et al. · archived
  171. belt law · 2007 · Tison, Julie et al. · archived
  172. Association of driver air bags with driver fatality: a matched cohort study · 2002 · Cummings, Peter et al. · indexed
  173. Compliance with seat belt enforcement law in Saudi Arabia · 2006 · Bendak, S. · indexed
  174. Testing for Occupant Rollover Protection · 1998 · Arndt, Mark W. · indexed
  175. Seat Belt Assembly Tensile Test Procedure Development · 2021 · Wietholter, Kedryn et al. · archived
  176. Air Bag Deployment Characteristics · 1992 · Sullivan, Lisa K. et al. · archived
  177. Integrated Seat Belt System Model Development · 2022 · Bridges, Wade et al. · archived
  178. Cue Consistency Associated with Physical Activity Automaticity and Behavior · 2015 · Pimm, Rosemary et al. · indexed
  179. Seat belt aorta: acute dissection and thrombosis of the abdominal aorta. · 1979 · Dajee, Himmet et al. · indexed
  180. Work Experiences and Tobacco Use: Findings From the Gear Up for Health Study · 2009 · Sorensen, Glorian et al. · indexed
  181. Chance Fracture in an Unbelted Rear Seat Passenger · 2019 · Okunlola, Abiodun Idowu et al. · archived