The effects of a seatbelt-gearshift delay prompt on the seatbelt use of motorists who do not regularly wear seatbelts.

Author(s)
Houten, R. van Malenfant, J.E. Austin, J. & Lebbon, A.
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Abstract

A seatbelt-gearshift delay was evaluated in two U.S. and three Canadian vehicles using a reversal design. The seatbelt-gearshift delay required unbelted drivers either to buckle their seatbelts or to wait a specified time before they could put the vehicle in gear. After collecting behavioral prebaseline data, a data logger was installed in all five vehicles to collect automated data on seatbelt use. Next the seatbelt-gearshift delay was introduced. The results showed that the delay increased all 5 drivers' seatbelt use, and that the duration of the delay that produced relatively consistent seatbelt use varied across drivers from 5 to 20 s. When the device was deactivated in four of the five vehicles, behavior returned to baseline levels. (Author/publisher)

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Library number
C 34244 [electronic version only]
Source

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Vol. 38 (2005), No. 2 (Summer), p. 195-203, 9 ref.

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