“…Wearing safety belts reduces the risk of serious injury due to motor vehicle crashes by up to 52% and reduces the risk of death by 43% (CDC, 1993f;DHHS, 1991;Hargarten & Karlson, 1994). Men of all ages, and younger men in particular, are less likely than women to wear safety belts, either as drivers or as passengers (CDC, 1992b(CDC, , 1992c(CDC, , 1995c(CDC, , 1997bFoss, Beirness, & Sprattler, 1994;Hunter, Stutts, Stewart, & Rodgman, 1990; Insurance Institute for Highway Safety [IIHS], 1994;Kann et al, 1998;Leigh & Fries, 1993;Lewis, Goodhart, & Burns, 1996;Oleckno & Blacconiere, 1990b;Pinch, Heck, & Vinal, 1986;Patrick, Covin, Fulop, Calfas, & Lovato, 1997;Powell-Griner, Anderson, & Murphy, 1997;Preusser, Williams, & Lund, 1991;Rossi, 1992). In one study where drivers were both observed and questioned, more than three of four observed not wearing safety belts were male; one-third of these unbelted drivers had reported that they always wore safety belts (Preusser, Williams, & Lund, 1991).…”