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MOTIVATING SIGNAGE PROMPTS SAFETY BELT USE AMONG DRIVERS EXITING SENIOR COMMUNITIES
Author(s) -
Cox Brian S.,
Cox Amanda B.,
Cox Daniel J.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.2000.33-635
Subject(s) - signage , buckle , occupational safety and health , injury prevention , sign (mathematics) , applied psychology , poison control , psychology , engineering , computer security , medical emergency , transport engineering , forensic engineering , environmental health , medicine , advertising , business , computer science , mathematical analysis , mathematics , structural engineering , pathology
Senior drivers are vulnerable to automobile crashes and subsequent injury and death. Safety belts reduce health risks associated with auto crashes. Therefore, it is important to encourage senior drivers to wear safety belts while driving. Using an AB design, replicated five times, we evaluated the short‐ and long‐term effects of a sign with the message “BUCKLE UP, STAY SAFE” attached to a stop sign at the exits of five different senior communities. Safety belt use was stable during two pretreatment assessments averaged across the five sites and 250 drivers (72% and 68% usage), but significantly increased following installation of these signs (94% usage). Six months after installation of the signs, the effect persisted (88% usage). Use of such signs may be a cost‐effective way of promoting safety belt use.