Original contributionMotorcycle crash injuries and costs: Effect of a reenacted comprehensive helmet use law
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2018, Safety ScienceCitation Excerpt :In contrast, most studies of the impact of safety helmets reject the risk compensation hypothesis. Safety helmets (and mandatory helmet-use laws) were found to effectively reduce the long-term risk of death and injury for cyclists (Cook and Sheikh, 2003; Grant and Rutner, 2004; Hagel et al., 2006; Olivier and Creighton, 2016; Thompson et al., 1999), motorcyclists (Ouellet, 2011; Kraus et al., 1994; Muelleman et al., 1992) and skiers (Haider et al., 2012; Russell et al., 2010; Scott et al., 2007). We believe that the current results contribute to our understanding of risk compensation in two ways.
Universal Motorcycle Helmet Laws to Reduce Injuries: A Community Guide Systematic Review
2017, American Journal of Preventive MedicineCitation Excerpt :Included studies obtained data from routine government and hospital reports, which were unlikely to be affected by helmet laws or law changes. Most included studies examined helmet laws or law changes that were independent of other traffic safety interventions.60–66,68–71,74,76–79,81–90,92–97,99–106,108–116,120–122,125–130 Some studies did not provide sufficient data points for reliable statistical inference,92,113,114,130 had missing data,62,72,92 or did not describe statistical methods.72,87,88,92,94,95,98,111,120,122,125,126,130
Repeal of the Michigan helmet law: Early clinical impacts
2014, American Journal of SurgeryCitation Excerpt :These findings reinforce the importance of emphasizing safety measures beyond helmet use. It has been well documented that injured NHM incur a higher cost of stay.2–4,11 A 35% increase in health care costs was found for the NHMs in our study ($32,700 vs 21,300).
A review of risk factors and patterns of motorcycle injuries
2009, Accident Analysis and PreventionCitation Excerpt :Cervical spinal injuries are more likely to occur in fatal crashes than those to other spinal regions (Ankarath et al., 2002). The lower extremity is the most common site of an injury in all motorcycle crashes (Bachulis et al., 1988; Braddock et al., 1992; Kraus et al., 1994a; Muelleman et al., 1992; Peek et al., 1994; Wladis et al., 2002). The thoracic spine is the most commonly injured spinal region in motorcycle crashes (Ankarath et al., 2002; Kupferschmid et al., 1989; Robertson et al., 2002), while riders with severe injury to the trunk are likely to have severe injuries in the same or other anatomic regions (Kraus et al., 2002).
Motorcyclist fatality rates and mandatory helmet-use laws
2008, Accident Analysis and PreventionCitation Excerpt :Early studies estimated motorcycle fatality rates to be 24–38% lower in universal law states in comparison to others (Robertson, 1976; Watson et al., 1980; Hartunian et al., 1983; Chenier and Evans, 1987). In single-state studies, fatality rates have dropped following the adoption of a universal helmet law (Fleming and Becker, 1992; Muelleman et al., 1992; Auman et al., 2002) and conversely have risen after the repeal of these laws (Preusser et al., 2000; Muller, 2004; Kyrychenko and McCartt, 2006). The failure to account for other factors that influence motorcyclist fatality rates, however, could lead to an upward bias in such estimates.
Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, May 1991.
This work was supported by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.