Tracking Safety Belt Citations in Michigan: Testing the 'Multiple Citation' UD-8

摘要

In cooperation with the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP), policeagencies reporting to the 87th District Court were issued 'multiple citation' forms. These new citation forms (UD8s) allow officers to issue up to three citations on a single ticket form. This report describes the results of a study designed to examine effects that use of the new citation form had on citation frequency, mix, and disposition. Highlights are summarized below: The total number of citations issued increases dramatically when the multiple citation form is used; On average, use of the new, multiple citation form resulted in an increase in the number of citations issued per stop; There was a substantial net increase in safety belt citations issued and guilty dispositions; Up to one-third of all safety belt citations issued resulted in verbal warnings for multiple citation events.