Abstract
A community- based prompting intervention for safety belt promotion was field- tested at two parking lots on a large university campus. The intervention involved a coed displaying a flash card that read, "Please buckle up - I care" to unbuckled drivers of vehicles exiting the parking lots. A total of 1, 260 flashing episodes occurred and overall compliance with the buckle- up request was 25%. Important issues for follow- up research are discussed, especially the need for further study of the post- intervention, residual effect of prompting that was observed.