This is a Traffic Safety Facts Research Note released in May 2018 based on crash data from 2016. In 2016 the use of motorcycle helmets saved an estimated 1,859 lives – if all riders had worn helmets and additional 802 lives could have been saved. Nearly $3.4 billion in economic costs and $21 billion in comprehensive costs were saved by the use of helmets but an additional $1.5 billion in economic costs and $9.2 billion in comprehensive costs could have been saved if all riders had worn helmets.
Category: Helmets & Laws
Helmet and Helmet Law Effectiveness
2018 – “Motorcycle Helmets and Cervical Spine Injuries: a 5-year Experience at a Level 1 Trauma Center.
In this study, the authors investigate the association of helmet use with the incidence and severity of cervical spine injury. The results of this study demonstrate that motorcycle helmet use does not increase the risk of CSI. In addition, the results provide further evidence that helmet use should be implemented to reduce traumatic brain injury, crash-related mortality, cost of hospitalization, and CSI in motorcyclists.