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Motorcycle Helmet Use, 2000-2023 (1)
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Year Percent Year Percent
2000 71% 2018 71%
2005 48 2019 71
2010 54 2020 69
2015 61 2021 65
2016 65 2022 67
2017 65 2023 74

(1) Based on surveys of motorcyclists using helmets meeting Department of Transportation standards. Surveys conducted in October for 1996-2000 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.

 

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

(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.

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

(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.

 
MOTORCYCLE HELMET USE, 1994-2011 (1)
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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.

 
MOTORCYCLE HELMET USE, 1994-2013 (1)
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Year Percent Year Percent
1994 63% 2007 58%
1996 64 2008 63
1998 67 2009 67
2000 71 2010 54
2002 58 2011 66
2004 58 2012 60
2005 48 2013 60
2006 51    

(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.

 
Motorcycle Helmet Use, 1996-2014 (1)
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Year Percent Year Percent
1996 64% 2008 63%
1998 67 2009 67
2000 71 2010 54
2002 58 2011 66
2004 58 2012 60
2005 48 2013 60
2006 51 2014 64
2007 58    

(1) Based on surveys of motorcyclists using helmets meeting Department of Transportation standards. Surveys conducted in October for 1996-2000 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.

 
Motorcycle Helmet Use, 1996-2015 (1)
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Year Percent Year Percent
1996 64% 2009 67%
1998 67 2010 54
2000 71 2011 66
2005 48 2012 60
2006 51 2013 60
2007 58 2014 64
2008 63 2015 61

(1) Based on surveys of motorcyclists using helmets meeting Department of Transportation standards. Surveys conducted in October for 1996-2000 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.

 
Motorcycle Helmet Use, 1998-2016 (1)
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Year Percent Year Percent
1998 67% 2010 54%
2000 71 2011 66
2005 48 2012 60
2006 51 2013 60
2007 58 2014 64
2008 63 2015 61
2009 67 2016 65

(1) Based on surveys of motorcyclists using helmets meeting Department of Transportation standards. Surveys conducted in October for 1996-2000 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.

 
Motorcycle Helmet Use, 1998-2017 (1)
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Year Percent Year Percent
2000 71% 2013 60%
2005 48 2014 64
2010 54 2015 61
2011 67 2016 65
2012 60 2017 65

(1) Based on surveys of motorcyclists using helmets meeting Department of Transportation standards. Surveys conducted in October for 1996-2000 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.

 
Motorcycle Helmet Use, 2000-2018 (1)
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Year Percent Year Percent
2000 71% 2014 64%
2005 48 2015 61
2010 54 2016 65
2012 60 2017 65
2013 60 2018 71

(1) Based on surveys of motorcyclists using helmets meeting Department of Transportation standards. Surveys conducted in October for 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.

 
Motorcycle Helmet Use, 2000-2019 (1)
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Year Percent Year Percent
2000 71% 2015 61%
2005 48 2016 65
2010 54 2017 65
2013 60 2018 71
2014 64 2019 71

(1) Based on surveys of motorcyclists using helmets meeting Department of Transportation standards. Surveys conducted in October for 1996-2000 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.

 
Motorcycle Helmet Use, 2000-2020 (1)
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Year Percent Year Percent
2000 71% 2016 65%
2005 48 2017 65
2010 54 2018 71
2014 64 2019 71
2015 61 2020 69

(1) Based on surveys of motorcyclists using helmets meeting Department of Transportation standards. Surveys conducted in October for 1996-2000 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.

 
Motorcycle Helmet Use, 2000-2021 (1)
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Year Percent Year Percent
2000 71% 2017 65%
2005 48 2018 71
2010 54 2019 69
2015 61 2020 65
2016 65 2021 67

(1) Based on surveys of motorcyclists using helmets meeting Department of Transportation standards. Surveys conducted in October for 1996-2000 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.

 
Motorcycle Helmet Use, 2000-2022 (1)
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Year Percent Year Percent
2000 71% 2018 71%
2005 48 2019 71
2010 54 2020 69
2015 61 2021 65
2016 65 2022 67
2017 65    

(1) Based on surveys of motorcyclists using helmets meeting Department of Transportation standards. Surveys conducted in October for 1996-2000 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.