Using Enforcement and Adjudication Data to Assess the Impact of a Primary Safety Belt Law.

Discussion: Our analysis demonstrates that Kentucky's public safety and judicial systems took the new law seriously and enforced it effectively, and that the increased level of enforcement persisted for at least five years after implementation. We also find that data from judicial system administrative agency reports makes an important contribution to public policy analysis. In the face of persistent anti-regulatory forces and public sector budget cuts, it is critically important to document the relationship between enforcement activities and the achievement of legislative goals. PMID: 25569430 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Occupational Health Authors: Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research