This statistic represents the additional economic costs savable by U.S. states if motorcycle helmet use rates were to reach 100 percent. In 2015, Colorado could potentially save 48.5 million U.S. dollars in economic costs if 100 percent of motorcyclists were to wear a helmet. Colorado does not have laws requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets while riding.
In that same year, Colorado had a helmet use rate of 37 percent in fatal motorcycle crashes, which is below the national average.
Additional economic costs* savable by motorcyclist helmet use in the U.S. in 2015, by state
(in million U.S. dollars)
* Economic costs include lost productivity, medical costs, legal and court costs, emergency service costs (EMS), insurance administration costs, congestion costs, property damage, and workplace losses.
** States with laws requiring helmet use for all motorcyclists.
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US Department of Transportation. (May 1, 2017). Additional economic costs* savable by motorcyclist helmet use in the U.S. in 2015, by state (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/721417/economic-costs-savable-by-motorcycle-helmet-use-in-the-us/
US Department of Transportation. "Additional economic costs* savable by motorcyclist helmet use in the U.S. in 2015, by state (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/721417/economic-costs-savable-by-motorcycle-helmet-use-in-the-us/
US Department of Transportation. (2017). Additional economic costs* savable by motorcyclist helmet use in the U.S. in 2015, by state (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/721417/economic-costs-savable-by-motorcycle-helmet-use-in-the-us/
US Department of Transportation. "Additional Economic Costs* Savable by Motorcyclist Helmet Use in The U.S. in 2015, by State (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/721417/economic-costs-savable-by-motorcycle-helmet-use-in-the-us/
US Department of Transportation, Additional economic costs* savable by motorcyclist helmet use in the U.S. in 2015, by state (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/721417/economic-costs-savable-by-motorcycle-helmet-use-in-the-us/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Additional economic costs* savable by motorcyclist helmet use in the U.S. in 2015, by state (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Department of Transportation, May 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/721417/economic-costs-savable-by-motorcycle-helmet-use-in-the-us/
