@article{ref1,
title="State helmet laws and helmet use among fatally injured moped riders in the United States, 2011-2015",
journal="Traffic injury prevention",
year="2018",
author="Boone, Elizabeth M. and Rossheim, Matthew E. and Krall, Jenna R. and Weiler, Robert M.",
volume="19",
number="3",
pages="270-273",
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. <br><br>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. <br><br>RESULTS: Moped riders fatally injured in states with universal helmet laws had 69 times the odds of wearing a helmet (p < 0.001). <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1538-9588",
doi="10.1080/15389588.2017.1383604",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2017.1383604"
}