An examination of the New York mandatory seat belt law on a university campus |
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Authors: | Grace R. Kalfus Joseph R. Ferrari Patricia Arean David Balser Rose Cotronea Maria Franco William Hill |
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Affiliation: | (1) Present address: Department of Psychology, Mohawk Valley Community College, 13440-4699 Rome, New York;(2) Department of Psychology, Adelphi University, 1530 Garden City, New York |
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Abstract: | On January 1, 1985, the mandatory seat belt law went into effect in New York State; violators were now subject to a fine of $50.00. Police officers issued nonpenalty-based warnings during the month prior to the law's imposition. The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of the warning versus the fine and a fine-plus-prompt condition (the prompt delivered by the experimenters) on seat belt use on a university campus. Results indicated that significantly more drivers used their sear belts during the fine conditions as compared with the warning condition and that significantly more female drivers used their seat belt during all conditions. A significant difference was not found, however, between the fine and fine-plus-prompt conditions.We gratefully acknowledge the comments of Michael Leippe on an earlier draft of this manuseript. |
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