BILBAELTEN-Har Bakgrundsdata, Attityder och Foerestaellningar hos Bilfoeraren Nagot Samband Med Baeltesanvaendning (SEAT BELTS-Is There Any Relation between the Driver's Experience, Attitudes and Beliefs and His/Her Use of Seat Belts)

摘要

The aim of the study was to elucidate whether it is possible to predict the seat belt usage of passenger car drivers from different factors connected with the driver and also to determine the accuracy of such predictions. The study was carried out by sending a questionnaire to 1,129 seat belt users and 608 non-users. The definition of users and non-users was based on seat belt observations. The results show that of a total of 29 factors studied, nine significantly contribute to the prediction of seat belt usage. The most important factors were attitudes and beliefs regarding seat belt comfort, nonusers, seat belt legislation, and the age of the car. A multiple correlation between seat belt usage and a weighting of the nine factors gave a value of R=0.46, i.e. the explained variance is 21%. Certain possible reasons for the low explanation value of the prediction model are discussed in the report.