Click It or Ticket Evaluation

The primary objective of this project is to conduct an evaluation of the Click It or Ticket program as currently implemented. That is, the objective is not to evaluate an ideal implementation of CIOT, or high-visibility enforcement more generally, but rather to ascertain if CIOT in its current state is effective, where and for how long, and for whom. The evaluation should include both a nationally representative survey and a quasi-experiment comparing seat belt use at sites with varying levels of CIOT-related law enforcement participation and media exposure. To this end, the following should be collected or obtained: seat belt observations; surveys of program awareness, perceived risk of ticketing, and self-reported behavior change; locations of media placements and estimated or actual impressions; census data on demographic and other potentially relevant factors; citation data, including times and locations of violations, and demographic information on offenders, if available; number of participating law enforcement agencies; law enforcement hours contributed; and, locations and times of related law enforcement activity.

• TBD
• District of Columbia