Increasing safety-belt use in spanish drivers: A field test of personal prompts.

Gras, M. E., Cunill, M., Planes, M., Sullman, M. J. M., & Oliveras, C. (2003). Increasing safety-belt use in spanish drivers: A field test of personal prompts. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 36, 249-251.

A variation of the ABAB experimental design was used to assess the impact of a verbal prompt on safety-belt use for those traveling by urban roads and highways in Spain. The personal prompt resulted in an increase (29.6%) in safety-belt use among drivers traveling on urban roads. This research shows that the impact of personal prompts can be generalized to cultures outside the United States.

DESCRIPTORS: _prompts, safety, safety belts