NY State Rear Seat Belt Law Evaluation

Beginning on November 1, 2020, all passengers in rear seats in New York state, aged 16 and older, must wear seat belts under a new law signed August 11. This project would evaluate the effect of the law on rear belt use by examining implementation and conducting observations of belt use.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • USDOT Research Hub DisplayID 157427

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $244137
• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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• Managing Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Behavioral Safety Research
  1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Robbins, Arryn

• Start Date: 20210423
• Expected Completion Date: 20230522
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Highway Safety Research
• Subprogram: Occupant Protection

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Rear seat occupants; Seat belt use; State laws
• Geographic Terms: New York (State)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01865636
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 28 2022 2:20PM