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Experimental Evaluation of Public Policy: the Case of State Legislation for Child Passenger Safety

Year: 1988

Type: article

Abstract: Observations of children in automobiles were made in seven states before and after implementation of legislation requiring use of child passenger safety devices. Increases in safe seating for children covered by state laws and children under 1 year old were observed in three of the five states implementing legislation during this study. Decreases in safe seating for these age groups were observed in two states, however. Increases in safe seating for children from 1 to 5 years old were observed in four of these five states. Although methodological limitations require cautious interpretation, these data suggest the impact child safety seat laws may have on compliance. Implications of this research for policies on child passenger safety and the importance of exploiting naturally occurring public experiments are discussed.

Source: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1988.21-233

Authors: Tom Seekins, Stephen B. Fawcett, Stanley H. Cohen, John P. Elder, Leonard A. Jason, John F. Schnelle, Richard A. Winett

Institutions: University of Kansas, West Virginia University, San Diego State University, DePaul University, Middle Tennessee State University, Virginia Tech

Language: English

Topic: Traffic and Road Safety

Subfield: Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2023334016

FWCI: 11.07

Cites: 26

Cited by: 29

Related to: 10