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THE EFFECTS OF A SEATBELT‐GEARSHIFT DELAY PROMPT ON THE SEATBELT USE OF MOTORISTS WHO DO NOT REGULARLY WEAR SEATBELTS
Author(s) -
Houten Ron Van,
Malenfant J. E. Louis,
Austin John,
Lebbon Angie
Publication year - 2005
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.2005.48-04
Subject(s) - data logger , poison control , aeronautics , engineering , forensic engineering , automotive engineering , computer science , medical emergency , medicine , operating system
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.