“…(1,10) In other countries, studies on motorcycle accidents have also reported the prevalence of young male motorcyclists among fatal and non-fatal victims, including Thailand, New Zealand, the United States, France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Greece. (11)(12)(13)(14) Motorcycle accidents have an impact on society due to lost years of productive life, functional disabilities, costs related to social services and health, and suffering. Several studies on injured motorcyclists were conducted in the late 2000s that focused on trauma severity, helmet use or non-use, intake of alcohol and hospital cost, aiming to diagnose and obtain data to support prevention programs.…”