MOTORCYCLE HELMET USE, 1994-2011 (1)
Year Percent Year Percent
1994 63% 2006 51%
1996 64 2007 58
1998 67 2008 63
2000 71 2009 67
2002 58 2010 54
2004 58 2011 66
2005 48    

(1) Based on surveys of motorcyclists using helmets meeting Department of Transportation standards. Surveys conducted in October for 1994-2000 and in June thereafter.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Occupant Protection Use Survey, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's National Center for Statistics and Analysis.