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Effectiveness of a comprehensive multisector campaign to increase seat belt use in the greater Athens area, Greece. Hellenic Road Traffic Police Department.

E Petridou, D Trichopoulos, M Stappa, Y Tsoufis and A Skalkidou

Center for Research and Prevention of Injuries, Athens University Medical School, Greece. epetrid@atlas.uoa.gr

OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the effectiveness of a comprehensive campaign to increase seat belt use in Athens. METHODS: In 1996 a survey focusing on seat belt use was undertaken among occupants of 1400 passenger cars. From October 1997 to June 1998 the campaign was implemented; during the campaign, seat belt law enforcement was not intensified. In 1998 another inspection survey of 2250 cars was undertaken. RESULTS: The program brought only a 6% increase in compliance, but there was an estimated gain of about 50 averted deaths and 1500 averted injuries. CONCLUSIONS: An intensive campaign to increase seat belt use, conducted in the absence of increased law enforcement, resulted in moderate gains.

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