Effectiveness of a comprehensive multisector campaign to increase seat belt use in the greater Athens area, Greece. Hellenic Road Traffic Police Department

Bibliographic Data

ID11019101
AuthorsEleni Petridou (0000-0003-3695-3439, Athens State University), D Trichopoulos (Police Department), Matina Stappa (Police Department), Yannis Tsoufis (Police Department), Alkistis Skalkidou (0000-0002-4935-7532, Police Department)
Year1999
Volume89
Issue12
Pages1861-1863
Publication date1999-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.89.12.1861
PMID10589318
OpenAlexW2041466366
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the effectiveness of a comprehensive campaign to increase seat belt use in Athens. METHODS: In 1996 a survey focusing on seat belt use was undertaken among occupants of 1400 passenger cars. From October 1997 to June 1998 the campaign was implemented; during the campaign, seat belt law enforcement was not intensified. In 1998 another inspection survey of 2250 cars was undertaken. RESULTS: The program brought only a 6% increase in compliance, but there was an estimated gain of about 50 averted deaths and 1500 averted injuries. CONCLUSIONS: An intensive campaign to increase seat belt use, conducted in the absence of increased law enforcement, resulted in moderate gains

Criminology · Enforcement · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Law enforcement · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Police department · Political science · Seat belt · Suicide prevention · Engineering · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Older Adults Driving Studies · Psychology · Traffic and Road Safety · Urban Transport and Accessibility

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