scholarly journals Donorcycles: Motorcycle Helmet Laws and the Supply of Organ Donors

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 907-935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacy Dickert-Conlin ◽  
Todd Elder ◽  
Brian Moore
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donors ◽  
Motorcycle Helmet ◽  
Helmet Laws

scholarly journals Are Organizations' Religious Exemptions Democratically Defensible?

Daedalus ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 149 (3) ◽  
pp. 105-118
Author(s):  
Stephanie Collins
Keyword(s):  
Motorcycle Helmet ◽  
Democratic Societies ◽  
Helmet Laws

Theorists of democratic multiculturalism have long defended individuals' religious exemptions from generally applicable laws. Examples include Sikhs being exempt from motorcycle helmet laws, or Jews and Muslims being exempt from humane animal slaughter laws. This essay investigates religious exemptions for organizations. Should organizations ever be granted exemptions from generally applicable laws in democratic societies, where those exemptions are justified by the organization's religion? This essay considers four arguments for such exemptions, which respectively rely on the “transferring up” to organizations of individuals' claims to autonomy or recognition; organizations' own claims to autonomy or recognition; organizations' status in the accountability community; and organizations' procedural constraints. The essay concludes that only the last argument holds up – and then, only with caveats.

The Case for Universal Motorcycle Helmet Laws

2010 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Houston
Keyword(s):  
Motorcycle Helmet ◽  
Helmet Laws

National mandatory motorcycle helmet laws may save $2.2 billion annually

2015 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 1182-1186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anahita Dua ◽  
Shuyan Wei ◽  
Justin Safarik ◽  
Courtney Furlough ◽  
Sapan S. Desai
Keyword(s):  
Motorcycle Helmet ◽  
Helmet Laws

scholarly journals Sturdy Inference: A Bayesian Analysis of U.S. Motorcycle Helmet Laws

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Fowles ◽  
Peter D. Loeb
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
The United States ◽  
Motor Vehicles ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Cell Phone Use ◽  
Motorcycle Helmet ◽  
Model Ambiguity ◽  
Disproportionate Number ◽  
Helmet Laws

Motorcycle related fatalities continue to be a major concern for public health officials, economists, and policy makers interested in such matters. In 2006, 3% of all motor vehicles registered in the United States were 2-3 wheelers (motorcycle type vehicles), while riders of these vehicles accounted for 11% of vehicle related deaths. Such a disproportionate number of fatalities associated with motorcycles is certainly grounds for concern.Most studies of motorcycle fatalities attribute deaths to the avoidance of wearing helmets and the lack of helmet laws, speed, and alcohol usage. This study makes use of a rich panel data set for the period 1980 to 2010 by state and the District of Columbia to examine these factors and others. It is the first study to differentiate between the effects of universal and partial helmet laws on motorcycle fatalities. It also accounts for the effects of cell phone use, alcohol consumption, and suicidal propensities on these crashes after adjusting for a whole host of socioeconomic and driving related factors. The analysis is conducted using a new Bayesian technique, which examines the sturdiness of regression coefficients. This new method uses statistics referred to as S-values that addresses both estimation and model ambiguity. Results indicate that the variables we focus on, i.e., cell phones, alcohol consumption, and helmet laws affect motorcycle fatalities. Further, universal helmet laws appear to have a larger effect on such fatalities than partial helmet laws.

Motorcycle-Helmet Laws and Public Health

2017 ◽  
Vol 376 (13) ◽  
pp. 1208-1209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Busko ◽  
Zachary Hubbard ◽  
Tanya Zakrison
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Motorcycle Helmet ◽  
Helmet Laws
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