Titre : | Nighttime observations of safety belt use : An evaluation of California's primary law. (1998) |
Auteurs : | J.E. LANGE ; R.B. VOAS |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 88, n° 11, 1998) |
Pagination : | 1718-1720 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Nuit ; Ceinture sécurité ; Politique santé ; Evaluation ; Homme ; Etats Unis ; Amérique ; Amérique du Nord ; Loi |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST fCR0x45M. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. An analysis was conducted to determine what effect California's change to a primary safety belt law had on safety belt use among nightime weekend dirvers. Methods. Observation of 18469 dirvers in 2 California communities were made during voluntary roadside surveys conducted every other Friday and Saturday night from 9 PM to 2 AM for 4 years. Results. Rates of safety belt use rose from 73.0% to 95.6% (P<. for dirvers with blood alcohol concentrations of or higher rates rose from to conclusions. because substantial improvement in safety belt use was seen even a group high-risk drivers the injury reduction benefits this law may be high.> |