This statistic represents the additional comprehensive costs savable by U.S. states if motorcycle helmet use rates were to reach 100 percent. In 2015, Pennsylvania could potentially save 380.3 million U.S. dollars in comprehensive costs if 100 percent of motorcyclists were to wear a helmet. Pennsylvania does not have laws requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets while riding.
In that same year, Pennsylvania had a helmet use rate of 49 percent in fatal motorcycle crashes, which is below the national average. Nationwide, comprehensive costs to the value of some 19 billion U.S. dollars were saved by the use of motorcycle helmets in 2015.
Additional comprehensive costs* savable by 100 percent motorcyclist helmet use in the U.S. in 2015 (in million U.S. dollars), by state
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*Comprehensive costs include economic costs plus valuation for lost quality-of-life. 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.
The figures have been rounded.
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US Department of Transportation. (May 1, 2017). Additional comprehensive costs* savable by 100 percent motorcyclist helmet use in the U.S. in 2015 (in million U.S. dollars), by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/721457/comprehensive-costs-savable-by-motorcycle-helmet-use-in-the-us/
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