Summarizes the strategies that supported or opposed new legislative provisions and the barriers encountered in modifying safety belt laws prior to Dec. 1997. Develops legislative analyses of 6 jurisdictions that upgraded their secondary safety belt laws to primary standard ones: California, Louisiana, Georgia, D.C., Maryland and Oklahoma. Conclusions: important yo clarify the overall legislative objective, identifying barriers not directly related to overt opposition, implement a variety of useful legislative techniques, identify opportunities for org's./individuals to play effective roles, and capitalize on dramatic incidents which affect political will.

Hedonic demand model to analyze consumers' preferences for automobile attributes and the effect of changes in vehicles on market share.