MOTORCYCLE HEADLIGHT-USE LAWS: A CONTRASTING VIEW

Zador's preceding study estimates a 13 percent reduction in fatal daytime motorcycle crashes for states which enacted daytime headlight-use laws during the late 1960s and early 1970s. This finding is not noteworthy, since prior research using similar data challenges the effectiveness of these laws. The purpose of the following research is to point out major discrepancies between Zador's and Muller's findings and to examine critically key assumptions made by both researchers. New evidence suggests that the effect attributed to headlight-use laws may, indeed, be spurious.

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• Authors:
  • Muller, A
• Publication Date: 1985-5

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 547-549
• Serial:
  • American Journal of Public Health
  • Volume: 75
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Public Health Association
  • ISSN: 0090-0036
  • EISSN: 1541-0048
  • Serial URL: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/loi/ajph

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Daytime running lamps; Laws; Measures of effectiveness; Motorcycles; Safety; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I81: Accident Statistics; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399086
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 793
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1985 12:00AM