Evaluation of a statewide bicycle helmet law via multiple measures of helmet use

Article Abstract:

Oregon's passage of a law mandating bicycle helmet use in children appears to have increased usage, but helmet use remains inadequate. Researchers compared helmet usage before and after the Oregon law was passed through direct observations at sites state-wide and at 33 middle schools and surveys of schoolchildren and parents. Observed helmet use increased from 25% to 49% at sites and from 20% to 56% at schools. Children reporting they always wore helmets increased from 15% to 39%. Parents reporting their children always wore helmets increased from 37% to 66%. Nonetheless, half of the observed children were not wearing helmets.

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Effect of education and legislation on bicycle helmet use in a multiracial population

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Legislation requiring that children wear helmets while riding a bicycle may not be sufficient to induce compliance in a racially mixed neighborhood. Researchers observed bicycle helmet use before and after New York State passed a law requiring helmet use at sites in Queens, where an educational campaign was conducted in English only, and Brooklyn, where there was no campaign. No change was seen in Brooklyn. Helmet use increased from 5% to 14% in Queens. No change was seen in Queens among children aged 1 to 4 or among Hispanics or Asians.

Social aspects, Health promotion

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Effect of a state law on reported bicycle helmet ownership and use

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State laws mandating bicycle helmet use in children appears to increase helmet ownership and use. A random sample of Georgia parents in 47 households surveyed before passage of a bicycle helmet law and 182 households surveyed after passage of the law reported on helmet ownership and use among their children aged 4 to 15. Overall, ownership increased from 39% to 57% and use from 33% to 52%. In households aware of the law, 69% of riders owned and 64% used a helmet versus 30% ownership and 25% usage in households not aware of the law.

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