A review of risk factors and patterns of motorcycle injuries

MR Lin, JF Kraus - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2009 - Elsevier
Per vehicle mile traveled, motorcycle riders have a 34-fold higher risk of death in a crash
than people driving other types of motor vehicles. While lower-extremity injuries most …

An evidence-based review: helmet efficacy to reduce head injury and mortality in motorcycle crashes: EAST practice management guidelines

JBA MacLeod, JC DiGiacomo… - Journal of Trauma and …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, in 2008, 5,290 motorcyclists
died and 96,000 were injured. Motorcycles make up 3% of all registered vehicles in the …

[PDF][PDF] Vaccination, risks, and freedom: the seat belt analogy

A Giubilini, J Savulescu - Public Health Ethics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
We argue that, from the point of view public health ethics, vaccination is significantly
analogous to seat belt use in motor vehicles and that coercive vaccination policies are …

Injury severity in delivery-motorcycle to vehicle crashes in the Seoul metropolitan area

Y Chung, TJ Song, BJ Yoon - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2014 - Elsevier
More than 56% of motorcycles in Korea are used for the purpose of delivering parcels and
food. Since such delivery requires quick service, most motorcyclists commit traffic violations …

Universal motorcycle helmet laws to reduce injuries: a community guide systematic review

Y Peng, N Vaidya, R Finnie, J Reynolds… - American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Context Motorcycle crashes account for a disproportionate number of motor vehicle deaths
and injuries in the US Motorcycle helmet use can lead to an estimated 42% reduction in risk …

Redefining Preventable Death—Potentially Survivable Motorcycle Scene Fatalities as a New Frontier

N Lu, CC Butler, A Gogineni, JM Sarmiento… - Journal of surgical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine
defined a roadmap to achieve zero preventable trauma deaths. In the United States, there …

Methodological issues in motorcycle injury epidemiology

MR Lin, JF Kraus - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2008 - Elsevier
Motorcycle riders are over 30 times more likely than car occupants to die in a traffic crash.
While this fact is well known, specific issues of methodology in epidemiological motorcycle …

Motorcycle helmets associated with lower risk of cervical spine injury: debunking the myth

JG Crompton, C Bone, T Oyetunji, KM Pollack… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND:: There has been a repeal of the universal helmet law in several states
despite definitive evidence that helmets reduce mortality, traumatic brain injury, and hospital …

Hospital cost is reduced by motorcycle helmet use

MM Brandt, KS Ahrns, CA Corpron… - Journal of Trauma …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Background The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of motorcycle helmet use on
patient outcomes and cost of hospitalization, in a state with a mandatory helmet law …

On-road all-terrain vehicle (ATV) fatalities in the United States

AF Williams, SL Oesch, AT McCartt, ER Teoh… - Journal of safety …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background The study was designed to describe the characteristics of all-terrain vehicle
(ATV) rider fatalities and fatal crashes involving ATVs that occur on public roads. Methods …