Citation

Boone EM, Rossheim ME, Krall JR, Weiler RM. Traffic Injury Prev. 2018; 19(3): 270-273.

Affiliation

Department of Global and Community Health , George Mason University , Fairfax , VA , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15389588.2017.1383604

PMID

28952791

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Research has found that mandatory motorcycle helmet laws increase helmet use and reduce motorcycle-related fatalities. However, the association between state moped helmet laws and helmet use in the United States has not been examined. This study investigated this association among a census of fatally injured moped riders in the United States.

METHODS: A logistic regression model was constructed to analyze data extracted from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) to examine risk factors for helmet non-use among 572 moped riders fatally injured between 2011 and 2015.

RESULTS: Moped riders fatally injured in states with universal helmet laws had 69 times the odds of wearing a helmet (p < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that universal moped helmet laws increase helmet use. However, additional research is needed to examine helmet laws and use among non-fatally injured moped riders.

Language: en

Keywords

FARS; IIHS; NHTSA; helmets; motorcycle