HighlightsPolice officers collected supplemental data during motorcycle collision investigations.The probability of death was compared across helmet types using a multivariate model.Full-face, modular, open-face, and DOT-compliant half-helmets were equally protective against fatality.Riders wearing novelty helmets were twice as likely to die as riders with full-face helmets.
AbstractObjectivesTo compare the risk of fatal injury across helmet types among collision-involved motorcyclists.MethodsWe used data from a cohort of motorcyclists involved in police-reported traffic collisions. Eighty-four law enforcement agencies in California collected detailed information on helmet and rider characteristics during collision investigations in June 2012 through July 2013. Multiply-adjusted risk ratios were estimated with log-binomial regression.ResultsThe adjusted fatal injury risk ratio for novelty helmets was 1.95 (95% CI 1.11–3.40, p 0.019), comparing novelty helmets with full-face helmets. The risk ratios for modular, open-face, and half-helmets, compared with full-face helmets, were not significant.ConclusionsA more complete understanding of the inadequacy of novelty helmets can be used in educational and law enforcement countermeasures to improve helmet use among motorcycling populations in California and other US states. Law enforcement approaches to mitigating novelty helmet use would seem attractive given that novelty helmets can be visually identified by law enforcement officers with sufficient training.
Novelty helmet use and motorcycle rider fatality
Accident Analysis and Prevention ; 103 ; 123-128
2017-04-03
6 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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