Abstract Previous studies had estimated that repeal of mandatory helmet wearing laws resulted in increases in the number of fatalities ranging from nearly 40% to essentially zero. This study was performed to determine more definitively the influence on motorcyclist fatalities of these repeals. After repeal, motorcyclist fatalities increased more in the states which repealed their laws than in those which did not in 24 cases out of 26, with the 95% confidence interval for the average effect being 25 ± 6%. It is therefore concluded that repeals of mandatory helmet wearing laws for motorcyclists were followed by substantial increases in motorcyclist fatalities.
Motorcyclist fatalities and the repeal of mandatory helmet wearing laws
Accident Analysis and Prevention ; 19 , 2 ; 133-139
1986-04-23
7 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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