TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - State helmet laws and helmet use among fatally injured moped riders in the United States, 2011-2015
JO  - Traffic injury prevention
A1  - Boone, Elizabeth M.
A1  - Rossheim, Matthew E.
A1  - Krall, Jenna R.
A1  - Weiler, Robert M.
SP  - 270
EP  - 273
VL  - 19
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1538-9588
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2017.1383604
ID  - ref1
ER  -