IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/sae/evarev/v27y2003i2p131-150.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

“Born To Be Wildâ€

Author

Listed:
  • Lisa Stolzenberg
  • Stewart J. D’Alessio

Abstract

In response to political pressure, the state of Florida repealed its mandatory motorcycle helmet-use law for all operators and passengers older than the age of 21, effective July 1, 2000. Using monthly data and a multiple time-series design, the authors assessed the effect of this law change on serious injury and fatality rates for motorcycle riders aged 21 and older. Controls for serious injury and fatality rates for motorcycle riders younger than 21 years of age were included in the analyses. Maximum-likelihood results showed that the repeal of the mandatory helmet-use law in Florida had little observable effect on serious injuries or on fatalities that resulted from motorcycle crashes. Policy implications of these findings are discussed, and explanations are given as to why the repeal of the mandatory motorcycle helmet-use law in Florida was inconsequential.

Suggested Citation

  • Lisa Stolzenberg & Stewart J. D’Alessio, 2003. "“Born To Be Wildâ€," Evaluation Review, , vol. 27(2), pages 131-150, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:27:y:2003:i:2:p:131-150
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X02250524
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0193841X02250524
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1177/0193841X02250524?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Rowland, J. & Rivara, F. & Salzberg, P. & Soderberg, R. & Maier, R. & Koepsell, T., 1996. "Motorcycle helmet use and injury outcome and hospitalization costs from crashes in Washington State," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 86(1), pages 41-45.
    2. Kraus, J.F. & Peek, C. & Williams, A., 1995. "Compliance with the 1992 California motorcycle helmet use law," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 85(1), pages 96-99.
    3. Chiu, W.-T. & Kuo, C.-Y. & Hung, C.-C. & Chen, M., 2000. "The effect of the Taiwan motorcycle helmet use law on head injuries," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 90(5), pages 793-796.
    4. Watson, G.S. & Zador, P.L. & Wilks, A., 1980. "The repeal of helmet use laws and increased motorcyclist mortality in the United States, 1975-1978," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 70(6), pages 579-585.
    5. Perkins, R.J., 1981. "Perspective on the public good," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 71(3), pages 294-295.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Holman Ospina-Mateus & Leonardo Augusto Quintana Jiménez & Francisco J. Lopez-Valdes & Katherinne Salas-Navarro, 2019. "Bibliometric analysis in motorcycle accident research: a global overview," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 121(2), pages 793-815, November.
    2. Jacob R Lepard & Riccardo Spagiari & Jacquelyn Corley & Ernest J Barthélemy & Eliana Kim & Rolvix Patterson & Sara Venturini & Megan E H Still & Yu Tung Lo & Gail Rosseau & Rania A Mekary & Kee B Park, 2021. "Differences in outcomes of mandatory motorcycle helmet legislation by country income level: A systematic review and meta-analysis," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(9), pages 1-18, September.
    3. French, Michael T. & Gumus, Gulcin & Homer, Jenny F., 2009. "Public policies and motorcycle safety," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 28(4), pages 831-838, July.
    4. Leonard Evans, 1986. "Comments on Wilde's Notes on “Risk Homeostasis Theory and Traffic Accident Data”," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 6(1), pages 103-107, March.
    5. David Bishai & Asma Quresh & Prashant James & Abdul Ghaffar, 2006. "National road casualties and economic development," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 15(1), pages 65-81, January.
    6. J G U Adams, 1983. "Public Safety Legislation and the Risk Compensation Hypothesis: The Example of Motorcycle Helmet Legislation," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 1(2), pages 193-203, June.
    7. Heng-Yu Lin & Jian-Sing Li & Chih-Wei Pai & Wu-Chien Chien & Wen-Cheng Huang & Chin-Wang Hsu & Chia-Chieh Wu & Shih-Hsiang Yu & Wen-Ta Chiu & Carlos Lam, 2022. "Environmental Factors Associated with Severe Motorcycle Crash Injury in University Neighborhoods: A Multicenter Study in Taiwan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-16, August.
    8. Carlos Lam & Chih-Wei Pai & Chia-Chang Chuang & Yu-Chun Yen & Chia-Chieh Wu & Shih-Hsiang Yu & Kuo-Sheng Hung & Wen-Ta Chiu, 2019. "Rider factors associated with severe injury after a light motorcycle crash: A multicentre study in an emerging economy setting," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(6), pages 1-17, June.
    9. Nguyen-Phuoc, Duy Quy & Nguyen, Ha Anh & De Gruyter, Chris & Su, Diep Ngoc & Nguyen, Vinh Hoang, 2019. "Exploring the prevalence and factors associated with self-reported traffic crashes among app-based motorcycle taxis in Vietnam," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 81(C), pages 68-74.
    10. Woo Sung Choi & Jin-Seong Cho & Yeon Sik Jang & Yong Su Lim & Hyuk Jun Yang & Jae-Hyug Woo, 2020. "Can helmet decrease mortality of craniocerebral trauma patients in a motorcycle accident?: A propensity score matching," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, January.
    11. John Christopher Walsh & Karl Stefan Meneghella, 2018. "An Examination of Strategies to Mitigate the Number of Motorcycle Rider Fatalities in Thailand," Acta Universitatis Danubius. OEconomica, Danubius University of Galati, issue 14(4), pages 72-87, AUGUST.
    12. Yen-Hsiu Liu & Bayu Satria Wiratama & Chung-Jen Chao & Ming-Heng Wang & Rui-Sheng Chen & Wafaa Saleh & Chih-Wei Pai, 2023. "Unhelmeted Riding, Drunk Riding, and Unlicensed Riding among Motorcyclists: A Population Study in Taiwan during 2011–2016," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-15, January.
    13. Stacy Dickert-Conlin & Todd Elder & Brian Moore, 2011. "Donorcycles: Motorcycle Helmet Laws and the Supply of Organ Donors," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 54(4), pages 907-935.
    14. Ting-Min Hsieh & Tsung-Cheng Tsai & Yueh-Wei Liu & Ching-Hua Hsieh, 2016. "How Does the Severity of Injury Vary between Motorcycle and Automobile Accident Victims Who Sustain High-Grade Blunt Hepatic and/or Splenic Injuries? Results of a Retrospective Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-9, July.
    15. Zsolt Zador & Matthew Sperrin & Andrew T King, 2016. "Predictors of Outcome in Traumatic Brain Injury: New Insight Using Receiver Operating Curve Indices and Bayesian Network Analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(7), pages 1-18, July.
    16. Gerald J. S. Wilde, 1982. "Critical Issues in Risk Homeostasis Theory," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 2(4), pages 249-258, December.
    17. Fangrong Chang & Maosheng Li & Pengpeng Xu & Hanchu Zhou & Md. Mazharul Haque & Helai Huang, 2016. "Injury Severity of Motorcycle Riders Involved in Traffic Crashes in Hunan, China: A Mixed Ordered Logit Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-15, July.
    18. Teik Hua Law & Robert B. Noland & Andrew W. Evans, 2013. "Factors Associated with the Enactment of Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Laws," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 33(7), pages 1367-1378, July.
    19. I-Lin Hsu & Chung-Yi Li & Da-Chen Chu & Li-Chien Chien, 2018. "An Epidemiological Analysis of Head Injuries in Taiwan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-12, November.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:27:y:2003:i:2:p:131-150. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: SAGE Publications (email available below). General contact details of provider: .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.