Behavioral Research

Behaviors and Attitudes

NHTSA studies behaviors and attitudes in highway safety, focusing on drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and motorcyclists. We identify and measure behaviors involved in crashes or associated with injuries, and develop and refine countermeasures to deter unsafe behaviors and promote safe alternatives.

Our recently published reports and research notes are listed chronologically below. To the right are additional resources including Traffic Techs.

207 Results

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Breath Test Refusal Rates in the United States – 2011 Update Breath alcohol concentration (BAC) test refusals by suspect- ed impaired drivers are a challenge for impaired driving enforcement and prosecution. Periodically, NHTSA gathers data on State BAC refusal rates and develops an estimated national rate. This information can be useful to States and local jurisdictions. It enables them to track changes over time and compare their rates to other States and the Nation as a whole. NHTSA developed previous estimates for 1987, 2001, and 2005.	DOT HS 811 881
The Click It or Ticket Evaluation, 2012	DOT HS 811 989
DWI Recidivism in the United States: An Examination of State-Level Driver Data and the Effect of Look-Back Periods on Recidivism Prevalence	DOT HS 811 991
Demonstration of the "Trauma Nurses Talk Tough" Seat Belt Diversion Program in North Carolina The results of this study support the combination of high-visibility enforcement and a diversion classroom-based brief intervention as a means of increasing seat belt use in a predominately rural, low-belt-use area.	DOT HS 811 873
Bicycle Safety Education for Children From a Developmental and Learning Perspective This report describes the nature of children and adolescents' bicycle injuries in addition to understanding the types of programs that exist and their effectiveness. It also explores the psychological domains related to riding a bicycle in childhood and adolescence such as motor skill development, cognitive development, brain development, and risk-taking and social influences.	DOT HS 811 880
Washington's Target Zero Teams Project: Reduction in Fatalities During Year One	DOT HS 811 687
Approaches to the Assessment of Entry-Level Motorcycle Training: An Expert Panel Discussion	DOT HS 811 242
Breath Test Refusals	DOT HS 810 871
2011 National Survey Of Speeding Attitudes And Behaviors The third in a series of surveys on speeding that have provided data to help further the understanding of driving behavior and to contribute to the development of countermeasures and interventions to reduce speeding.	DOT HS 811 865
Understanding the Effects of Distracted Driving and Developing Strategies to Reduce Resulting Deaths and Injuries A Report to Congress - December 2013	DOT HS 812 053

Behaviors and Attitudes

Breath Test Refusal Rates in the United States – 2011 Update

The Click It or Ticket Evaluation, 2012

DWI Recidivism in the United States: An Examination of State-Level Driver Data and the Effect of Look-Back Periods on Recidivism Prevalence

Demonstration of the "Trauma Nurses Talk Tough" Seat Belt Diversion Program in North Carolina

Bicycle Safety Education for Children From a Developmental and Learning Perspective

Washington's Target Zero Teams Project: Reduction in Fatalities During Year One

Approaches to the Assessment of Entry-Level Motorcycle Training: An Expert Panel Discussion

Breath Test Refusals

2011 National Survey Of Speeding Attitudes And Behaviors

Understanding the Effects of Distracted Driving and Developing Strategies to Reduce Resulting Deaths and Injuries