Disaggregate-Level Assessment of Changes to Michigan's Motorcycle Helmet Use Law

Autor:	Timothy J. Gates, Brendan J. Russo, Trevor J. Kirsch, Timothy P. Barrette, Peter T. Savolainen
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Research literature education.field_of_study Engineering business.industry Mechanical Engineering Population Crash Helmet use Age groups Drunk driving Law Motorcycle helmets Crash data education business Civil and Structural Engineering
Zdroj:	Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2468:131-137
ISSN:	2169-4052 0361-1981
DOI:	10.3141/2468-15
Popis:	On April 13, 2012, Michigan instituted reforms to its long-standing universal helmet law (UHL) and thus became the 28th state with a partial helmet law, which requires helmet use by only a subset of the riding population. Given continuing increases in motorcycle fatalities, helmet use remains a divisive policy issue facing state governments. The existing research literature includes several before-and-after studies that evaluate the effects of changes in motorcycle helmet laws on metrics such as helmet use and statewide motorcycle fatalities. However, a comprehensive assessment of the effects of helmet use laws on the full range of crash injury outcomes is lacking. Important evidence was added to inform the continuing debate about the efficacy of UHLs. A detailed, disaggregate-level study was conducted to assess the degree of injury severity sustained by motorcyclists involved in crashes before and after Michigan's transition from a UHL to a partial helmet law. By controlling for various rider, roadway, t...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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