1998 FLORIDA OBSERVATIONAL MOTORCYCLE HELMET USE STUDY

In 1997, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) State Safety Office contracted with the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) of the University of South Florida to conduct a second statewide observational helmet-use survey. The objectives of this research were to determine motorcycle helmet use rates on Florida roadways, and second, to estimate the level of novelty helmet use among motorcycle occupants. The study findings allow the FDOT Safety Office to monitor statewide compliance with Florida's helmet law and compare use rates to previous as well as future results. This is particularly important given strong efforts to repeal the State's motorcycle helmet law in recent Legislative sessions. The research results also provide insight to the FDOT for use in developing public information and education programs that promote safe motorcycling in Florida. The report is presented in five chapters. Chapter 1 provides an introduction. Chapter 2 presents the information collected during the literature review, including observational surveys conducted by other states, as well as Florida, and a discussion of current helmet laws and regulations. Chapter 3 details the research methodology, including survey sampling plan and instrument design, surveyor training, and data collection methods and schedule. Chapter 4 summarizes the results of the observational surveys and presents these results graphically. Chapter 5 includes the research conclusions and recommendations.

• Record URL:
  https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/21000/21300/21362/PB99113367.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of South Florida, Tampa

  Center for Urban Transportation Research, 4202 East Fowler Avenue
  Tampa, FL  United States  33620-5375

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Haydon Burns Building, 605 Suwanee Street
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32301

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Chraibi, I
  • Ferraro, T
  • Hagelin, C
  • Issa, D
  • Schang, S
  • Stoffle, B
  • Zokovitch, J
  • Turner, P
• Publication Date: 1998-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 84 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compliance; Literature reviews; Motorcycle helmets; Recommendations; State laws; Surveys; Traffic safety education; Utilization
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00760593
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: WPI 0510822
• Contract Numbers: B-B306
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 31 1999 12:00AM