Observational Survey of Seat Belt Use

2026-11-03

 Conduct an annual observational survey of seat belt use in South Dakota that complies with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ’ s ( NHTSA ) Uniform Criteria for State Observational Surveys of Seat Belt Use ( Uniform Criteria ) in the summer of 2027 , 2028 , 2029 , 2030 and 2031 .  Become knowledgeable about the Uniform Criteria for State Observational Surveys of Seat Belt Use . See Attachment A .  Determine the observation sites that can be safely used for the 2027 , 2028 , 2029 , 2030 and 2031 projects .  Define the observational procedure in compliance with 23 US Part 1340 Uniform Criteria for State Observational Surveys of Seat Belt Use Subpart B – Survey Design Requirements and Subpart C – Administrative Requirements . See Attachment A .  Prepare observational assignments including schedules and maps for individual observers , instruction manuals and the data collection instrument .  Communicate with South Dakota entity contracted to complete the field observation portion of the seat belt survey .  Train observers in accordance with NHTSA guidelines .  Randomly monitor observers at observation sites during the statewide survey .  Collect data through the use of a tablet , if available .  Collect hardcopy and electronically transmitted data from each observer .  Produce estimates of seat belt use , a standard error that does not exceed 2 . 5 percent , and a nonresponse rate for the entire survey that does not exceed 10 percent .  Complete Part B of the reporting form from the Uniform Criteria , to be completed by a survey statistician . See Attachment A . Part A to be completed by the Office of Highway Safety .  Provide a completed seat belt rate certification to the Office of Highway Safety Director .  Provide one report in two formats , one an accessible Microsoft Word format and one in an accessible pdf format prepared with Adobe Acrobat o Documentation must be provided to the Office of Highway Safety showing the report has met the accessibility checks in Word and Adobe Acrobat . o The report must include , but not limited to the sample design , county selection , road segment selection , reserve sample , site selection , staff selection and training , observation periods and quality control , imputation , sampling weights , non - response adjustment , seat belt use estimator , variance estimation , overall measures of seat belt use , seat belt use summary tables and cell phone use .  Conduct 2027 , 2028 , 2029 . 2030 and 2031 seat belt observation survey in compliance with the Uniform Criteria for State Observational Surveys of Seat Belt Use and other annual survey as requested by the State .

South Dakota

2026-04-08