Project Need and Approach Seat belt use among children and teens remains a critical issue in Texas; restraint usage rates among these groups remain significantly lower than the general population.…
Anticipatory Guidance on Child Passenger Safety Triggered through Pediatric Clinic Visits
Project Need and Approach In 2021, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Center for Transportation Safety launched a project to address the ongoing issue of child safety seat (CSS) misuse…
Nighttime Occupant Restraint and Cell Phone Use
Project Need and Approach State crash data consistently shows lower seat belt use during nighttime hours compared to daytime. In 2021, the lowest occupant restraint use among fatally injured individuals…
Statewide and Urban Area Mobile Communication Device Use Surveys
Project Need and Approach A 2021 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) survey found that 7.6 percent of drivers used a phone during a typical daylight moment. Since 2013, the…
Click It or Ticket Evaluation Survey
Project Need and Approach The Click It or Ticket (CIOT) Memorial Holiday period campaign has been successfully implemented annually in Texas since 2002, promoting high-visibility enforcement of the state’s mandatory…
Statewide Driver Attitude and Awareness Survey
Project Need and Approach Since 2010, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Center for Transportation Safety has conducted annual attitude and awareness surveys to track trends in driver behavior and…