@article{ref1,
title="Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016",
journal="Traffic injury prevention",
year="2019",
author="Chaudhuri, Urmimala and Ratnapradipa, Kendra L. and Shen, Sijun and Rice, Thomas M. and Smith, Gary A. and Zhu, Motao",
volume="20",
number="6",
pages="641-647",
abstract="<b>Objective:</b> To investigate trends of motorcyclist fatalities and identify at-risk populations by motorcyclist demographics and crash characteristics. <b>Methods:</b> We used the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) database (2000-2016) to track fatality rate trends, which were quantified by using Poisson mixed-effects regression models comparing 2000-2001 and 2007-2008, as well as 2009-2010 and 2015-2016. <b>Results:</b> The overall fatality rate per 100,000 population increased from 2000 to 2016, defined by two trend lines-before and after the economic recession in 2008-2009. The overall fatality rate ratio between 2000-2001 and 2007-2008 was 1.60 [95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.51-1.70], and between 2009-2010 and 2015-2016 was 1.09 (95% CI: 1.02-1.18). Fatality rates increased among all age groups, particularly for motorcyclists aged 60 and older. Those aged 18-29 had the highest fatality rates overall. Age-and-sex standardized state fatality rates were consistently highest in Wyoming, South Dakota, and South Carolina and lowest in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. <b>Conclusion:</b> Motorcycle fatality rates increased overall and across all age groups between 2000 and 2016. Fatalities for the oldest riders showed the steadiest increasing trends. <br><br>RESULTS highlight the continued public health burden of motorcyclist fatalities and, by extension, the importance of improving motorcycle safety.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1538-9588",
doi="10.1080/15389588.2019.1628224",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2019.1628224"
}