Pace B W, Thailer R, Kwiatkowski T G
J Trauma. 1986 Nov;26(11):1031-3. doi: 10.1097/00005373-198611000-00012.
A mandatory seatbelt use law, the first such law in the nation, became fully in force in New York State as of 1 January, 1985. We studied seatbelt use among drivers and front seat passengers involved in motor vehicle accidents for a 3-month period pre-legislation (Phase 1), and a 5-month period post-legislation (Phase 2), to determine if this type of compulsory law, providing civil fines of $50 for violators, changes seatbelt use behavior. The reported use rate among drivers rose from 21% pre-legislation to 47% post-legislation (p less than 0.01). The use rate among front seat passengers rose from 21% to 40% (not significantly different due to the small number of occupants recorded in this position). A highway survey (Phase 3) noted the use rate in New York City and surrounding counties to be 63%, a marked increase from the published pre-legislation value of 16%. We conclude that mandatory seatbelt use legislation is effective in significantly increasing seatbelt use and urge physicians to seek similar legislation in every state.
一项强制性安全带使用法律于1985年1月1日在纽约州全面生效，这是美国第一部此类法律。我们研究了在立法前3个月期间（第一阶段）和立法后5个月期间（第二阶段）涉及机动车事故的驾驶员和前排乘客使用安全带的情况，以确定这种对违规者处以50美元民事罚款的强制性法律是否会改变安全带的使用行为。报告显示，驾驶员的安全带使用率从立法前的21%上升到了立法后的47%（p小于0.01）。前排乘客的使用率从21%上升到了40%（由于该位置记录的乘客数量较少，差异不显著）。一项公路调查（第三阶段）指出，纽约市及周边县的使用率为63%，与公布的立法前16%的数值相比有显著提高。我们得出结论，强制性安全带使用立法在显著提高安全带使用率方面是有效的，并敦促医生在每个州寻求类似的立法。
