The effects of a seatbelt-gearshift delay prompt on the seatbelt use of motorists who do not regularly wear seatbelts |
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Authors: | Van Houten Ron Malenfant J E Louis Austin John Lebbon Angie |
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Institution: | Psychology Department, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3M 2J6, Canada. rvh@cers-safety.com |
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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. |
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Keywords: | seatbelt use response cost seatbelt‐shift delay data logger reinforcement delay |
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