Joseph M. Prinzinger’s research while affiliated with California State University, Northridge and other places

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The effect of the repeal of helmet use laws on motorcycle fatalities
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July 1982

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Atlantic Economic Journal

Joseph M. Prinzinger

As motorcycles have become more popular over the last two decades, motorcycle related deaths have risen. Methods to reduce fatalities have originated in both the private and public sector. The most ambitious of the public sector attempts to promote safety were the helmet use laws. The empirical results of this study indicate a significant relationship between the lack of a helmet use law and an increase in the fatality rate. Although a rider may ride more carefully when not wearing a helmet, this study indicates that this care is offset by the lack of crash protection provided by a helmet. Thus, at least for the years 1976–1979, one cannot reject the hypothesis that motorcycle helmet use laws have saved lives.

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... -66,68-72,74,76-79,81-90,92-106,108-116,120-122, 125-130 with 67 study arms evaluated motorcycle helmet laws in the U.S. These studies either evaluated law changes such as helmet law implementations (from no or partial laws to UHLs)60,71,74,78,88,89,94,95,99,101,103,104,109,116 or repeals (from UHLs to partial or no laws),61,63,66,[70][71][72][81][82][83]85,87,90,92,93,96,98,100,105,106,108,111,116,121,122,[125][126][127][128] or compared the impact of UHLs to partial or no helmet laws.62,64,65,68,69,76,77,79,[84][85][86]96,97,102,106,110,[112][113][114][115]120,129,130 Study designs included in the review were panel,64,70,71,76,77,79,81,[84][85][86]102,112,115,128 time series or before-after with concurrent comparison groups,62,65,66,96,97,110,114,120,126,129 interrupted time ...

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Universal Motorcycle Helmet Laws to Reduce Injuries: A Community Guide Systematic Review
The effect of the repeal of helmet use laws on motorcycle fatalities
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  • July 1982

Atlantic Economic Journal