What effect does helmet use have on health care costs after a motorcycle crash?
Riders not wearing a helmet have higher health care costs as a result of their crash injuries. In 2002, NHTSA reviewed 25 studies of the costs of injuries from motorcycle crashes found in all of them that helmet use reduced the fatality rate, the probability and severity of head injuries, the cost of medical treatment and length of hospital stay, the necessity for special medical treatments, and probability of long-term disability.
