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Chaffe R.H.B., Solomon M.G., and Leaf W.A. (May 2008). 2006 Seat Belt Use Estimate for Native American Tribal Reservations. Final report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Washington, D.C., Report number DOT-HS-810-967
Chaudhary, N.K., Alonge, M.A. and Preusser, D.F., (2005). Evaluation of the Reading PA nighttime safety belt enforcement campaign: September 2004. Journal of Safety Research, 26:321-326.
Chaudhary, N.K., Geary, L.L., and Preusser, D.F., (2005. Connecticut nighttime safety belt use: observed and FARS analyses. Final report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, report number DOT HS 809 954.
Chaudhary, NK, and Preusser, DF, (2006). Connecticut nighttime safety belt use. Journal of Safety Research, 37,353-358.
Chaudhary, N.K. and Northrop, V.S. (2004). Predictive models of safety belt use: A regression analysis of MVOSS data. Traffic Injury Prevention.5,137-143.
Chaudhary, N.K.,Solomon, M.G. and Cosgrove, L.A. (2004). The relationship between perceived risk of being ticketed and self-reported seat belt use. Journal of Safety Research, 35 383-390.
Chaudhary, NK , Tison, J and Casanova, TM (2010).The Effects of Maine’s Change to Primary Seat Belt Law on Seat Belt Use and Public Perception and Awareness. Traffic Injury Prevention, 11:165-172.
Chaudhary, NK , Tison, J and Casanova, TM (2010).Evaluation of Maine's Safety Belt Law Change from Secondary to Primary Enforcement. Final Report, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC. DOT HS 811 259.
Chaudhary, NK, Leaf, WA, Preusser, DF; Casanova, TD (2010). Guidelines to Observe and Estimate Statewide Seat Belt Use at Night. Final Report, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC. DOT HS 811 288
Geary, L.L., Ledingham, K.A. and Maloney, S.C. (2005). Connecticut statewide sTEP wave evaluation. Journal of Safety Research, 26:333-340.
Hedlund, J., Preusser, D.F. and Shults, R.A. (2004). A research agenda for increasing safety belt use in the United States. Journal of Safety Research, 35 231-235.
McCartt, A.T., Geary, L.L., and Solomon, M.G. (2005). Requiring belt use as part of a school parking permit program: Does it increase students' belt use? Traffic Injury Prevention, 6: 120-126.
McCartt, A.T. and Northrup, V.S. (2004). Factors related to seat belt use among fatally injured teenage drivers. Journal of Safety Research, 35 29-38.
Nichols, J.L., Chaudhary, NK, and Tison, J. (2009). The Potential for Nighttime Enforcement and Seat Belt Law Upgrades to Impact Alcohol-Related Deaths Among High-Risk Occupants. Transportation Research Circular, Number E-C132: 187-203.
Nichols, J.L., Haire, E., Solomon, M.G., Ellison-Potter, P. and Cosgrove, L. (2011). Evaluation of Teen Seat Belt Demonstration Projects in Colorado and Nevada. Final Report. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, report number DOT HS 811 518.
Nichols, J.L., Tison, J., Solomon, M.G., Ledingham, K.A., & Preusser, D.F. (under review). Evaluation of a Rural Demonstration Program (RDP) to Increase Seat Belt Use in the Great Lakes Region (Final Report). Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Preusser Research Group, Inc. Achieving a High Seat Belt Use Rate. Final report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, report number DOT HS 809 244, April, 2001.
Preusser, D.F. and Preusser, C.W. Evaluation of Louisiana's Safety Belt Law Change to Primary Enforcement. Final report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, report number DOT HS 808 620, September, 1997.
Preusser, D.F., Solomon, M.G. and Cosgrove, L.A. (2005) Minorities and Primary Versus Secondary Belt Use Enforcement. Transportation Research Circular, E-C072:23-29.
Solomon, M.G. 2001 Seat Belt Use in Connecticut. Final report to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. Preusser Research Group, Inc. Trumbull, CT, January, 2002.
Solomon, M.G. Evaluation of NHTSA's Region IV Click It or Ticket Campaign, May 2001. Final Report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C., report number DOT HS 809 404, January 2002.
Solomon, M.G., Chaffe, R.H.B., and Cosgrove, L.A.(May 2006). May 2004 Click It or Ticket Safety Belt Mobilization Evaluation. Final report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Washington, D.C., Report number T-HS-810-716; NTIS-PB2007112256
Solomon, M.G., Compton, R.P., and Preusser D.F. (2004). Taking the Click It or Ticket model nationwide. Journal of Safety Research, 35 197-201.
Solomon, M.G., Geary, L.L., Karsch, H.M. and Leaf, W.A. 2000 Seat Belt Use in Connecticut. Final report to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. Preusser Research Group, Inc. Trumbull, CT, December, 2000.
Solomon, M.G., Gilbert, S.H, Nichols, J, Chaffe, R.H.B., Tison, J, and Chaudhary, N.K. (2007)Evaluation of the May 2005 Click It or Ticket Mobilization to Increase Seat Belt Use. Final report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Washington, D.C., Report number, DOT HS 810 753.
Solomon, M.G., Karsch, H.M. and Leaf, W.A. 1998 Seat Belt Use in Connecticut. Final report to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. Preusser Research Group, Inc. Trumbull, CT, December, 1998.
Solomon, M.G., Karsch, H.M. and Leaf, W.A. 1999 Seat Belt Use in Connecticut. Final report to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. Preusser Research Group, Inc. Trumbull, CT, November, 1999.
Solomon, M.G., Leaf, W.A. and Nissen W.J. Process and Outcome Evaluation: The Buckle Up America Initiative. Final Report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C., report number DOT HS 809 272, July, 2001.
Solomon, M.G., Nissen, W.J. and Preusser, D.F. Occupant Protection Special Traffic Enforcement Program Evaluation. Final Report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C., available NTIS report number DOT HS 808 884, April, 1999.
Solomon, M.G., Preusser, D.F. and Nissen W.J. Evaluation of Maryland, Oklahoma and the District of Columbia's Seat Belt Law Change to Primary Enforcement. Final Report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C., report number DOT HS 809 213, March, 2001.
Solomon, M.G., Ulmer, R.G. and Preusser, D.F. Evaluation of Click It or Ticket Model Programs. Final Report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C., report number DOT HS 809 498, September 2002.
Solomon, M.G., Weinstein, H.B., Nissen, W.J. and Preusser, D.F. National Child Safety Seat Distribution Program Evaluation. Final Report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C., available NTIS report number DOT HS 808 869, May, 1999.
Tison, J., and Williams, A.F. (2010). Analyzing the First Years of the Click It or Ticket High Visibility Enforcement Mobilizations. Final Report, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington DC. DOT HS 811 232.
Tison, J., and Williams, A.F., & Chaudhary, N.K. (2010). Daytime and Nighttime Seat Belt Use by Fatally Injured Passenger Vehicle Occupants. Final Report, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington DC. DOT HS 811 281
Tison, J., Williams, A. F., Chaudhary, N. K., & Nichols, J. L. (2011, September). Determining the Relationship of Primary Seat Belt Laws to Minority Ticketing. (Final Report. Report No. DOT HS 811 535). Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Tison, J., Solomon, M.G., Nichols, J., Gilbert, S.H., Siegler, J.N., & Cosgrove, L.A. (2008). May 2006 Click It or Ticket Seat Belt Mobilization Evaluation: Final Report. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, report number DOT HS 810 979.
Ulmer, R.G., Preusser, C.W. and Preusser, D.F. Evaluation of California's Safety Belt Law Change to Primary Enforcement. Final report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Contract Number DTNH22-92-D-05270, December, 1993.
Ulmer, R.G., Preusser, C.W. and Preusser, D.F. Evaluation of Georgia's Safety Belt Law Change from Secondary to Primary Enforcement. Final report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Contract Number DTNH22-94-D-05044 (under review).
Ulmer, R.G., Preusser, C.W., Preusser, D.F. and Cosgrove, L.A. Evaluation of California's safety belt law change from secondary to primary enforcement. Journal of Safety Research, 1995, 26(4), 213-220.
Wells, J.K., Preusser, D.F. and Williams, A.F. Enforcing Alcohol-Impaired Driving and Seat Belt Use Laws, Binghamton, New York. Journal of Safety Research, 1992, 23, 63-71.
Williams, A.F., McCartt, A.T. and Geary, L. Seatbelt use by high school students. Injury Prevention, 2003, 9, 25-28.
Williams, A.F., Wells, J.K., McCartt, A.T., and Preusser, D.F. Buckle Up NOW! An Enforcement program to achieve high belt use. Journal of Safety Research, 2000, 31(4), 195-201.