This Child Fatality information provided by the Injury & Violence Prevention section of the Office of Disease Prevention & Epidemiology.
In 1998, the Oregon Health Policy Institute convened a technical review panel comprised of researchers, public health professionals, and motorcycle
related associations to review available data on the health effects of motorcycle
helmets and motorcycle helmet laws.
Findings were:
- Data indicate that helmets reduce the probability of head trauma and reduce
the severity of head injury.
- There are no data indicating that helmets increase the probability of a crash.
- Available data indicate that following enactment of universal helmet laws
which require all riders to wear helmets, reductions in the number of head
injuries and fatalities occur.
- To the extent that helmet laws increase the use of helmets and thereby
reduce the incidence and severity of head injuries, helmet laws should
reduce general health care costs.
For additional information, please contact:
Lisa Millet, Injury Prevention and Epidemiology Manager, (503) 731-8597
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