Motorcyle Helmet Use in 2023 – Overall Results

Use of DOT-compliant motorcycle helmets was 73.8 percent in 2023, not statistically different at the 0.05 level from 66.5 percent in 2022. The 2023 estimate is the highest ever recorded. The 2023 data collection occurred during the usual timeframe of early June, immediately following the Click It or Ticket campaign. There were 945 motorcyclists observed in the 2023 survey, a 1-percent increase from 934 motorcyclists in 2022. DOT-compliant helmet use among motorcyclists traveling in light traffic increased significantly from 35.5 percent in 2022 to 66.0 percent in 2023. Use of noncompliant motorcycle helmets among motorcyclists traveling in slow traffic decreased significantly from 16.9 percent in 2022 to 7.7 percent in 2023. Use of noncompliant motorcycle helmets among motorcyclists traveling in light traffic decreased significantly from 21.1 percent in 2022 to 7.8 percent in 2023.

• Record URL:
  • https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813634
• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 2024-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 9p
• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety Facts - Research Note
  • Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Helmet use; Motorcycle helmets; Trend (Statistics)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01933140
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT HS 813 634
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 10 2024 9:23AM