September 15, 1998

NATIONAL SURVEY OF SPEEDING
AND OTHER UNSAFE DRIVING ACTIONS

VOLUME III: COUNTERMEASURES

Conducted for the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation

Conducted by:
Schulman, Ronca, & Bucuvalas, Inc.
145 E. 32nd Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10016

September 15, 1998

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Technical Report Documentation Page

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

   Background

   Objectives

   Sample Design

2. EFFECTIVENESS AND SUPPORT FOR COUNTERMEASURES

   Perceived Effectiveness of Various Countermeasures

   Public Service Announcements

   Summary

3. ATTITUDES ABOUT PHOTO ENFORCEMENT DEVICES

   Photo Enforcement Devices

   Summary

FIGURES AND TABLES

1. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

   Tables

   Table 1-1. Unweighted Size of Sample Components

2. EFFECTIVENESS AND SUPPORT FOR COUNTERMEASURES

   Figures

   Figure 2-1. Effectiveness of Countermeasures in Reducing Speeding and Unsafe Driving

   Figure 2-2. Approve of Implementing Countermeasures to Reduce Speeding and Unsafe Driving

   Figure 2-3. Seen or Heard Public Service Announcement in Past Year

   Figure 2-4. Public Service Announcement Recall About Speeding

   Figure 2-5. Effect of Public Service Announcement on Driving

3. ATTITUDES ABOUT PHOTO ENFORCEMENT DEVICES

   Figures

   Figure 3-1. Heard of Automated Photo Enforcement Devices

   Figure 3-2. Perceived Effect of Photo Enforcement on Specific Driving Violations

   Figure 3-3. Good/Bad Idea to Use Photo Enforcement For Running Red Lights, Not Stopping at Stop Signs and Speeding

   Figure 3-4. Good Idea to Use Photo Enforcement by Gender

   Figure 3-5. Acceptability of Photo Enforcement at Specifically Mentioned Locations

   Tables

   Table 3-1. Reasons Why Using Photo Enforcement is Good Idea for Three Mentioned Violations by Opinion of Photo Enforcement

   Table 3-2. Reasons Why Using Photo Enforcement is Bad Idea for Three Mentioned Violations by Opinion of Photo Enforcement

   Table 3-3. Reasons Why Using Photo Enforcement is Both a Good Idea and Bad Idea for Three Mentioned Violations by Opinion of Photo Enforcement

   Table 3-4. Other Locations Where Photo Enforcement Might be Used