Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
SECTION I � SAFETY BELTS SAVE LIVES
Motor Vehicle Crashes - A Leading Cause of Death and Injury
Wearing a Safety Belt - The Simplest and Least Expensive Way To Reduce Deaths and Serious Injuries
Efforts to Increase Safety Belt Use
SECTION II - THE CASE FOR PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT
Increasing Compliance with Safety Belt Use Laws
Heightened Public Perception of the Importance of Safety Belt Use
Increased Law Enforcement Support for Enforcing Safety Belt Laws
Educating the Public about Primary Enforcement
Adjudication - Appropriate Penalties for Non-Use
Community Support for Primary Safety Belt Use Laws
Safety Belt Performance Grants
Click It or Ticket
- A Combination of Public Education and Enforcement that Works
SECTION III - THE LONG-TERM BENEFITS OF UPGRADING TO A PRIMARY LAW
Lower Fatality Rates
Economic Savings
SECTION IV - EXAMPLES OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRIMARY LAWS
SECTION V PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR SAFETY BELT USE LAWS
Attitudes, Knowledge, and Experience with Safety Belt Laws and their Enforcement
Awareness of Primary/Secondary Enforcement Provisions in their State
Support for Primary Enforcement
Perceived Risk of Personally Being Ticketed
Preferred Level of Enforcement Activity
Increasing Acceptance of Primary Enforcement
SECTION VI - RESPONDING TO OBJECTIONS TO A PRIMARY SAFETY BELT USE LAW
Personal Choice and Individual Rights
Concern about Harassment
APPENDIX A - Fact Sheets
The Facts: It's Time to Buckle Up
The Facts: The Economic Burden on Non-Belt Use
Q's and A's
Myths and Facts
APPENDIX B
Fundamentals for Upgrading from a Secondary to a Primary Safety Belt Use Law
APPENDIX C
Model Law
APPENDIX D
Federal and State Resources
APPENDIX E
Potential Supporters of Primary Enforcement and Other State Traffic Safety Laws
APPENDIX F
State Safety Belt Laws
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