Sentences with phrase «helmet use rates»

A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) study covering 10 states found that when universal helmet laws, which pertain to all riders, were repealed, helmet use rates dropped from 99 percent to 50 percent.

In states where the universal law was reinstated, helmet use rates rose to above 95 percent.

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There are detailed ratings programs for helmets and cleats, used as guidelines to inform players on the best equipment to wear.

Citing a phenomenon called «risk compensation» - in which the use of protective equipment is thought to result in behavioral changes, such as the adoption of more dangerous playing techniques, which can result in a paradoxical increase in injury rates - they also fear that that making helmets mandatory could actually lead to an increase in concussion rates in the sport.

You're talking about the Netherlands, where helmet use is almost non-existent, bike use is very high, and yet it has the lowest cycling death and injury rate in the world.

Using a simple app (of course) riders can reserve an electric scooter, activate it, grab one of the helmets in the compartment and ride — paying either per minute of use, per kilometer, or a daily rate.

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Kentucky has a low rating of helmet use.

Helmet use across a population of riders has an impact on motorcycle insurance rates.