The use of seat belts by drivers was measured in three target and three control cities in Illinois before, during, and after the application of heightened police enforcement of the seat belt law in the target cities. The extra enforcement produced increases in the use of seat belts by drivers during
The association between enforcement and seat belt use
โ Scribed by B.J. Campbell
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 378 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4375
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