TY - JOUR
T1 - Motorcycle helmet laws in the United States from 1990 to 2005
T2 - Politics and public health
AU - Homer, Jenny
AU - French, Michael
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2009/3/1
Y1 - 2009/3/1
N2 - The passage of universal helmet legislation requiring motorcycle riders of all ages to wear helmets is a timely and controversial issue with far-reaching public health implications, especially as the number of motorcycle fatalities continues to rise. In 2008, only 20 states had a universal helmet policy, an effective safety measure for reducing motorcycle fatalities and serious injuries. We used state-specific longitudinal data for the continental United States from 1990 through 2005 to determine which industry, political, economic, and demographic factors had a significant influence on the enactment of universal helmet policies. Our findings suggest that political climate and ideology are important predictors of helmet policies.
AB - The passage of universal helmet legislation requiring motorcycle riders of all ages to wear helmets is a timely and controversial issue with far-reaching public health implications, especially as the number of motorcycle fatalities continues to rise. In 2008, only 20 states had a universal helmet policy, an effective safety measure for reducing motorcycle fatalities and serious injuries. We used state-specific longitudinal data for the continental United States from 1990 through 2005 to determine which industry, political, economic, and demographic factors had a significant influence on the enactment of universal helmet policies. Our findings suggest that political climate and ideology are important predictors of helmet policies.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2008.134106
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2008.134106
M3 - Article
C2 - 19106423
AN - SCOPUS:61549113767
VL - 99
SP - 415
EP - 423
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
SN - 0090-0036
IS - 3
ER -