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Disentangling the effects of unobserved factors on seatbelt use choices in multi-occupant vehicles

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  • Afghari, Amir Pooyan
  • Faghih Imani, Ahmadreza
  • Papadimitriou, Eleonora
  • van Gelder, Pieter
  • Hezaveh, Amin Mohamadi

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Despite the proven effectiveness of seatbelt use in reducing traffic casualties, not wearing a seatbelt still contributes to a substantial proportion of fatal crashes worldwide. This problem has raised the need to better understand factors contributing to seatbelt use, particularly in multi-occupant vehicles. Among these factors, behavioural determinants of seatbelt use are difficult to measure and their data are not readily available. These behavioural factors may have shared influences on vehicle occupants, causing their seatbelt use choices to be correlated. These complexities have prevented a comprehensive understanding of seatbelt use choices in the literature.

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  • Afghari, Amir Pooyan & Faghih Imani, Ahmadreza & Papadimitriou, Eleonora & van Gelder, Pieter & Hezaveh, Amin Mohamadi, 2021. "Disentangling the effects of unobserved factors on seatbelt use choices in multi-occupant vehicles," Journal of choice modelling, Elsevier, vol. 41(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eejocm:v:41:y:2021:i:c:s1755534521000579
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jocm.2021.100324
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