The repeal of helmet use laws and increased motorcyclist mortality in the United States, 1975-1978.

Watson, G. S.; Zador, Paul L.; Wilks, Asa

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“…) indicates that the motorcyclist fatality rate increased by 38 per cent over that predicted if laws had remained in effect. 4 This finding is also corroborated by Robertson's study which suggests that the motorcycle fatality rate dropped by 30 per cent after introduction of helmet laws. 5 In 1976, Congress disallowed the withholding of highway construction funds from states which did not require helmet use for persons over 18 years of age.…”

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Evaluation of the costs and benefits of motorcycle helmet laws.

Müller¹

1980

Am J Public Health

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Since 1976, 28 states have repealed or significantly amended their motorcycle helmet laws. The change in legislation was not based on an evaluation of the costs and benefits of such laws. This paper attempts such an assessment by comparing the cost of motorcycle helmets with the medical costs averted due to helmet use using data primarily based on motorcycle crashes in Colorado, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. Nationwide, at least $61 million could be saved annually if all motorcyclists were to use helmets. Helmet law repeals have been observed to lead to a 40 to 50 per cent point reduction in helmet use. The associ-

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Evaluation of the costs and benefits of motorcycle helmet laws.

Müller¹

1980

Am J Public Health

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“…Diversos estudos mostram que o traumatismo crânio-encefálico constitui-se na principal lesão que ocasiona a morte nos acidentes de motocicleta 6,8,9,1,11,13,17,19,28 . Em segundo lugar, aparecem as hemorragias internas traumáticas 8.9.10.11,13,17,19 .…”

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Acidentes de motocicleta no Município de São Paulo, SP, Brasil: 2. análise da mortalidade

Koizumi

1985

Rev. Saúde Pública

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Estudo descritivo, feito por meio de dados oficiais, dos acidentes de motocicleta com vítimas (3.390), incluindo atropelamentos, ocorridos no Município de São Paulo, Brasil, em 1982, e que tiveram como conseqüência 4.480 vítimas, das quais, 166 faleceram dentro do período de até 180 dias após o evento. O coeficiente de mortalidade foi de aproximadamente 2/100.000 habitantes e a relação coeficiente masculino/feminino foi de 6:1. Na natureza das lesões verificou-se que os diagnósticos mais freqüentes foram as fraturas de crânio (27,96%), os traumatismos internos de tórax e de abdome (14,52%), e as fraturas dos membros inferiores (14,25%). Os óbitos no momento do acidente e nas primeiras 24 h perfizeram 62,35% do total. A morte ocorreu mais precocemente entre os motociclistas e passageiros do que entre os pedestres.

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“…Increases in deaths in the states that repealed their helmet laws were predictable from the effects when the original laws were enacted (84).…”

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Behavioral and Environmental Interventions for Reducing Motor Vehicle Trauma

Robertson¹

1986

Annual Review of Public Health

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The repeal of helmet use laws and increased motorcyclist mortality in the United States, 1975-1978.

Abstract: Monthly mortality figures for motorcyclists for each state in the United

Cited by 105 publications

References 4 publications

Evaluation of the costs and benefits of motorcycle helmet laws.

Evaluation of the costs and benefits of motorcycle helmet laws.

Acidentes de motocicleta no Município de São Paulo, SP, Brasil: 2. análise da mortalidade

Behavioral and Environmental Interventions for Reducing Motor Vehicle Trauma

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