Seat belt usage and risk taking in driving behavior.

Author(s)
Buseck, C.R.von. Evans, L. Schmidt, D.E. & Wasielewski, P.
Year
Abstract

This study tested the hypothesis that seat belt usage is related to driver risk taking in car-following behavior.Individual vehicles on a Detroit area freeway were monitored to identify seat belt users and nonusers. Results showed that nonusers of seat belts tended to follow other vehicles closer than did users. Users were also less likely than nonusers to follow other vehicles at very short headways (one second or less).

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B 23658 /83/91/
Source

Warren, General Motors Research Laboratories, 1979, 5 p., graph., tab., ref.; GMR-3116.

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