BICYCLE HELMET USE BY ADULTS: THE IMPACT OF COMPANIONSHIP

Helmet use by adult and child bicyclists at 120 suburban and rural sites in three Maryland counties was observed on two Saturdays in 1990-91 during an evaluation of the impact of a mandatory helmet law. Concordance or discordance of helmet use within various groups of bicyclists--adults only, adults with children, and children only--was recorded. Helmet use among 2,068 adult bicyclists was 49 percent, 51 percent, and 74 percent in the three counties. Helmet use or nonuse was concordant among 87 percent of 277 adult-adult pairs, 94 percent of 50 child-child pairs, and 91 percent of 32 adult-child pairs of bicyclists observed. These data are consistent with the concept that both adults and children tend to adopt the helmet-wearing behaviors of their companions.

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  U.S. Public Health Service

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• Authors:
  • Dannenburg, A L
  • Cote, T R
  • Kresnow, M-J
  • Sacks, J J
  • Lipsitz, C M
  • Schmidt, E R
• Publication Date: 1993-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 212-217
• Serial:
  • Public Health Reports
  • Volume: 108
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: U.S. Public Health Service
  • ISSN: 0090-2918
  • Serial URL: http://www.publichealthreports.org/index.cfm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adults; Bicycling; Children; Cyclists; Helmets; Laws; Safety; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bicycle safety
• Geographic Terms: Maryland
• Old TRIS Terms: Safety laws
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00642694
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 2 1994 12:00AM