Relationship of helmet use and head injuries among motorcycle crash victims in El Paso county, Colorado, 1989–1990

Gabella, Barbara; Reiner, Kathy L.; Hoffman, Richard E.; Cook, Magdalena; Stallones, Lorann

doi:10.1016/0001-4575(94)00079-2

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“…The importance of the helmet and its role in preventing head injuries and deaths has been discussed by many scholars (Evans, Frick 1988;Wilson 1989;Gabella et al 1995;Rowland et al 1996;Lin et al 2001;Liu et al 2004). Many studies have identified head injuries can contribute to an astonishingly high percentage of motorcycle accidents with a fatal outcome, even up to 60% (Azhar et al 2014).…”

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Relationships between the motorcyclists’ behavioural perception and their actual behaviour

Topolšek

Dragan

2016

Transport

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Abstract. The paper deals with studying the relationships between the motorcyclists' thinking about proper behaviour and their actual behaviour in the traffic. The impact of some control variables, such as riders' age, experience, driving history, and engine cubature, on actual behaviour, is also addressed here. For the purpose of research, two additional questionnaires were applied besides the well-known Motorcycle Rider Behaviour Questionnaire (MRBQ). To examine the causal relations between all-important latent factors present in this study, the structural equation model was designed. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were also engaged in the analysis and the statistical modelling process. The results show that the higher awareness about alcohol danger and benefits of protective equipment and helmet can noticeably contribute to the bigger traffic safety. Besides, from the results is evident that the control variables are in most cases also significantly interrelated with the actual behaviour factors. The findings of this research could be important for the planning of better traffic safety strategies for the motorcyclists to decrease the fatalities and related costs and traumas.

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Relationships between the motorcyclists’ behavioural perception and their actual behaviour

Topolšek

Dragan

2016

Transport

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“…[85][86][87][88][89][90][91]. On the other hand, the records were, also, not correlated, with basic information such as policies to ease purchase of vehicles, price of gas, motorcyclist's perceptions and preferences for using a type of vehicle, among others [92][93][94][95].…”

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Motorcyclists’ Mortality Pattern in Colombia from 2000 to 2013: A Longitudinal Study

Martin¹,

Tovar²,

Cidronio³

et al. 2017

Arch Med

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“…Additionally, events that involve motorcycles are particularly more dangerous because when a vehicle collides with a motorcycle, motorcyclists are the victims who present the highest frequency of severe injuries and deaths (7)(8) .…”

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Traffic accidents with motorcycles and their relationship to mortality

Oliveira

Sousa

2011

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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This study characterizes traffic accidents involving motorcycles according to local conditions, data concerning the type of accident, date and time, and identifies among these variables those associated with the death of victims. This retrospective study uses data from traffic collision reports from 2004 and death records from the institute of forensic medicine. A total of 99.4% of the events occurred in urban areas, where illumination (87.4%), weather conditions (80.6%); and traffic signs (70.6%) were satisfactory. Collisions between motorcycles and cars or pickup trucks prevailed (55.5%), followed by motorcycle falls (18.0%). In relation to the type of collision, the highest percentage was observed in broadside collision category (35.2%). There were differences between the groups of fatalities and survivors in relation to the area and illumination in the collision's site, in addition to the types of collision and impact. The conclusion is that local conditions and types of collision and impact stand out among the multiple variables defining the severity of accidents involving motorcycles.Descriptors: Accidents, Traffic; Mortality; External Causes. Ocurrencias de tránsito con motocicleta y su relación con la mortalidadSe tuvo por objetivo caracterizar las ocurrencias de tránsito con motocicleta, según condiciones locales, datos relacionados al tipo de accidente, fecha y hora, además de identificar entre esas variables las que se asociaron con la muerte de las víctimas. Se trata de un estudio retrospectivo utilizando datos de los Boletines de Ocurrencia de Tránsito referentes al año de 2.004 y los registros de muerte del Instituto Médico Legal.El 99,4% de las ocurrencias sucedieron en área urbana, en locales donde las condiciones de luminosidad (87,4%), condición meteorológica (80,6%) y señalización (70,6%) eran satisfactorias. Predominó la colisión de motocicleta con automóvil o camioneta (55,5%) y las caídas de motocicleta fueron las más frecuentes (18,0%). En el tipo de impacto, el mayor porcentaje fue observado en la categoría colisión transversal (35,2%). El grupo de muertos difirió en relación a los sobreviventes en cuanto al área y luminosidad del local de la ocurrencia, además del tipo de accidente e impacto. Se concluye que las condiciones locales, tipos de accidente e impacto se destacan entre las múltiples dimensiones que envuelven la gravedad de las ocurrencias con motociclistas.

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Relationship of helmet use and head injuries among motorcycle crash victims in El Paso county, Colorado, 1989–1990

Cited by 57 publications

References 18 publications

Relationships between the motorcyclists’ behavioural perception and their actual behaviour

Relationships between the motorcyclists’ behavioural perception and their actual behaviour

Motorcyclists’ Mortality Pattern in Colombia from 2000 to 2013: A Longitudinal Study

Traffic accidents with motorcycles and their relationship to mortality

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