Around 65 percent of motorcyclists in the United States wore a helmet in 2021, approximately four percentage points less than last year. Moreover, almost six percent of riders were known to be wearing a U.S. Department of Transportation noncompliant helmet. Noncompliant helmets are helmets that do not meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
Motorcycle helmet use in the United States from 2010 to 2021
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US Department of Transportation. (March 1, 2022). Motorcycle helmet use in the United States from 2010 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/721262/motorcycle-injury-to-fatality-ratio-by-helmet-use/
US Department of Transportation. "Motorcycle helmet use in the United States from 2010 to 2021." Chart. March 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/721262/motorcycle-injury-to-fatality-ratio-by-helmet-use/
US Department of Transportation. (2022). Motorcycle helmet use in the United States from 2010 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/721262/motorcycle-injury-to-fatality-ratio-by-helmet-use/
US Department of Transportation. "Motorcycle Helmet Use in The United States from 2010 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/721262/motorcycle-injury-to-fatality-ratio-by-helmet-use/
US Department of Transportation, Motorcycle helmet use in the United States from 2010 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/721262/motorcycle-injury-to-fatality-ratio-by-helmet-use/ (last visited July 21, 2024)
Motorcycle helmet use in the United States from 2010 to 2021 [Graph], US Department of Transportation, March 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/721262/motorcycle-injury-to-fatality-ratio-by-helmet-use/