Motorcycle Helmet Laws: The Facts, What Can Be Done to Jump-Start Helmet Use, and Ways to Cap the Damages

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Neiman, M.D., J.D.
Keyword(s):  
Helmet Use ◽  
Motorcycle Helmet ◽  
Helmet Laws

Exploring the Economics of Motorcycle Helmet Laws — Implications for Low and Middle-Income Countries

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.A. Hyder ◽  
H. Waters ◽  
T. Phillips ◽  
J. Rehwinkel
Keyword(s):  
Head Injuries ◽  
Economic Evaluations ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Helmet Use ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Motorcycle Helmet ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Helmet Laws ◽  
Low And Middle Income

This paper reviews economic evaluations of motorcycle helmet interventions in preventing injuries. A comprehensive literature review focusing on the e fectiveness of motorcycle helmet use, and on mandatory helmet laws and their enforcement was done. When helmet laws were lifted between 1976-80, 48 states within the USA experienced a cost of $342,047 per excess fatality of annual net savings. Helmet laws in the USA had a benefit-cost ratio of 1.33 to 5.07. Taiwan witnessed a 14% decline in motorcycle fatalities and a 22% reduction of head injury fatalities with the introduction of a helmet law. In Thailand, where 70-90% of all crashes involve motorcycle, after enforcement of a helmet law, helmet-use increased five-fold, the number of injured motorcyclists decreased by 33.5%, head injuries decreased by 41.4%, and deaths decreased by 20.8%. There is considerable evidence that mandatory helmet laws with enforcement alleviate the burden of tra fic injuries greatly. For low and middle-income countries with high rates of motorcycle injuries, enforced, mandatory motorcycle helmet laws are potentially one of the most cost-e fective interventions available. Asia Pac J Public Health 2007; 19(2): 16—22.

Novelty Helmet Use by Motorcycle Riders in Florida

2000 ◽  
Vol 1734 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Turner ◽  
Christopher A. Hagelin
Keyword(s):  
Lower Cost ◽  
State Level ◽  
Safety Equipment ◽  
Helmet Use ◽  
Usage Rate ◽  
Motorcycle Helmet ◽  
Period Data ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Helmet Laws ◽  
Motorcycle Crashes

Although Florida law requires all motorcyclists to wear helmets, 16 percent of all motorcycle drivers and 30 percent of all their passengers killed in motorcycle crashes in 1996 were not wearing protective helmets. In addition, the use of novelty helmets may be on the rise in states with universal helmet laws. The objectives of this research were to determine motorcycle helmet use rates on Florida roadways and to estimate the level of novelty helmet use by motorcycle occupants. A total of 2,498 motorcyclists in 13 Florida counties were observed over a 2-month period. Data were collected on helmet use and type, motorcycle type, gender, and use of other safety equipment. Almost all motorcycle occupants wore some type of helmet; the observed state-level usage rate was 99.5 percent. However, a significant number of these helmets were novelty helmets. The type of helmet motorcyclists choose to wear may be related to the type of motorcycle driven and the gender of the driver and passenger. Overall, novelty helmet use was higher for passengers than for drivers, and the majority of observed novelty helmets were on motorcycle occupants riding cruiser-type motorcycles. Moreover, females exhibited lower rates of compliance than males, especially when associated with cruiser-type motorcycles. Although the survey did not collect information about the reasons for the increase in novelty helmet use, possible explanations may be that novelty helmets are more readily available at lower cost, and that there is an overall perceived lack of enforcement of the motorcycle helmet use law.

Motorcycle Helmet use and Trends before and after Florida's Helmet Law Change in 2000

2005 ◽  
Vol 1922 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Turner ◽  
Christopher Hagelin
Keyword(s):  
South Florida ◽  
Helmet Use ◽  
Crash Rates ◽  
Fatal Crash ◽  
Florida Department ◽  
Motorcycle Helmet ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Transportation Research ◽  
Helmet Laws ◽  
Motorcycle Crashes

The Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida conducted this study for the Florida Department of Transportation to analyze motorcycling trends in Florida before and after the July 2000 change to the motorcycle helmet law. The change permits motorcyclists 21 years of age and older to ride without a helmet if they carry at least $10,000 in insurance to cover medical costs incurred as a result of a crash. This paper discusses study findings on motorcycle trends before and after the Florida change related to observed and reported motorcycle helmet use, number and severity of motorcycle crashes, and number and severity of injuries sustained in motorcycle crashes. Additionally, national and Florida data related to vehicle miles of travel (VMT), registrations, crashes, injuries, fatalities, and helmet use are presented, and recommendations for future motorcycle research are made. Findings show that Florida's observed helmet use rate declined from 99.5% in 1998 to 52.7% in 2002. Sport bike riders were among those most likely to be helmeted, whereas lack of helmet use typically was associated with riders on cruiser-style motorcycles. Declines in observed helmet use rates in Florida are comparable to declines in other states with recently amended universal helmet laws. Helmet use among crash-involved motorcycle operators continues to decline even among younger riders required by law to wear helmets. Crash rates and injury rates per registered motorcycle and per motorcycle VMT declined following the helmet law change, with the exception of fatal crash rates.

Motorcycle Policy and the Public Interest: A Recommendation for a New Type of Partial Motorcycle Helmet Law

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (S1) ◽  
pp. 50-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurt B. Nolte ◽  
Colleen Healy ◽  
Clifford M. Rees ◽  
David Sklar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Costs ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Individual Rights ◽  
Helmet Use ◽  
The Public ◽  
Motorcycle Helmet ◽  
New Type ◽  
Helmet Laws ◽  
Care Costs

Motorcycle helmet laws are perceived to infringe upon individual rights even though they reduce mortality and health care costs. We describe proposed helmet legislation that protects individual rights and provides incentives for helmet use through a differential motorcycle registration fee that requires higher fees for those who wish to ride without a helmet.

scholarly journals Bicycle helmet laws and educational campaigns: an evaluation of strategies to increase children's helmet use.

1993 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 667-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
A L Dannenberg ◽  
A C Gielen ◽  
P L Beilenson ◽  
M H Wilson ◽  
A Joffe
Keyword(s):  
Bicycle Helmet ◽  
Helmet Use ◽  
Educational Campaigns ◽  
Helmet Laws

scholarly journals Factors affecting motorcycle helmet use in the population of Greater Athens, Greece

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 264-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Skalkidou ◽  
E. Petridou ◽  
F. C Papadopoulos ◽  
N. Dessypris ◽  
D. Trichopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Helmet Use ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Motorcycle Helmet

scholarly journals Autopsy Study of Motorcyclist Fatalities: The Effect of the 1992 Maryland Motorcycle Helmet Use Law

2002 ◽  
Vol 92 (8) ◽  
pp. 1352-1355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly M. Auman ◽  
Joseph A. Kufera ◽  
Michael F. Ballesteros ◽  
John E. Smialek ◽  
Patricia C. Dischinger
Keyword(s):  
Autopsy Study ◽  
Helmet Use ◽  
Motorcycle Helmet

Motorcycle Helmet Use Correlates Questionnaire

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan L. Ranney ◽  
Michael J. Mello ◽  
Janette B. Baird ◽  
Peter R. Chai ◽  
Melissa A. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Helmet Use ◽  
Motorcycle Helmet
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