The Human Cost of Allowing Unhelmeted Motorcycling in the United States

This report examines helmet use in motorcycle fatalities in the United States since 1976. Fatalities in states with and without helmet laws are compared and an estimated population-level helmet use rate is calculated. Based on the estimated population-level helmet rate, if all states had all-rider helmet laws, 22,058 fatalities could have been prevented. This report includes data on estimated fatalities per state attributable to allowing unhelmeted motorcycling (1976-2022).

• Record URL:
  • https://www.iihs.org/topics/bibliography/ref/2317
• Corporate Authors:

  Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

  Arlington, VA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Teoh, Eric R
• Publication Date: 2024-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 20p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatalities; Helmet use; Motorcycle crashes; Motorcyclists; State laws; Statistical trends
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01938508
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 2024 3:26PM