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Motorcycle Safety Program
Through education, enforcement, outreach, and legislation, NHTSA's motorcycle safety initiatives focus on comprehensive programs that prevent crashes, prevent injury when a crash occurs, and reduce the seriousness of injury after a crash. NHTSA's initiatives foster promoting motorcycle rider education and licensing; reducing the number of impaired motorcyclists; increasing motorist awareness of motorcycles; and increasing helmet use.
feature arrow icon Legislative Facts 2008: Motorcycle Helmet Use Laws
feature arrow icon Summary of Novelty Helmet Performance Testing
feature arrow icon Uniform Guidelines for State Highway Safety Programs - Motorcycles
feature arrow icon 2006 Motorcycle Safety Program Plan
feature arrow icon DOT Secretary Peters Urges Manufacturers to Provide Free or Inexpensive Helmets or Safety Training With Each New Motorcycle Sold
feature arrow icon Model Language for Share the Road with Motorcycles
feature arrow icon Evaluation of the Repeal of the All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Laws In Florida
feature arrow icon Traffic Safety Facts 2006: Motorcycle
Motorcycle Safety Planners
feature arrow icon 2008 Share the Road with Motorcycles Safety Planner
feature arrow icon 2008 Drunk Riding Prevention Motorcycle Safety Planner
Publications
feature arrow icon Motorcycle Safety Program
feature arrow icon National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety
feature arrow icon Implementation Guide for the National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety
feature arrow icon USDOT Action Plan to Reduce Motorcycle Fatalities
feature arrow icon Motorcycle Rider Education and Licensing: A Review of Programs and Practices
feature arrow icon Cost of Injuries Resulting from Motorcycle Crashes: A Literature Review
Resource Guides
feature arrow icon How to Identify Unsafe Motorcycle Helmets
feature arrow icon Motorcycle Safety Booklet
feature arrow icon Guidelines for State Highway Safety Programs: Motorcycle Safety
feature arrow icon Promising Practices in Motorcycle Rider: Education and Licensing
feature arrow icon Impaired Motorcycle Operation - Riders Helping Riders (Final Report)
Public Service Announcements
feature arrow icon "How to Choose the Right Helmet" (100MB - wmv format)
feature arrow icon "Wear It Every Time You Ride" (5MB - wmv format)
Brochures
feature arrow icon The Detection of DWI Motorcyclists
feature arrow icon Cruisin’ without Bruisin’
Studies & Research
feature arrow icon Effects of Alcohol on Motorcycle Riding Skills
feature arrow icon Do Motorcycle Helmets Interfere With The Vision and Hearing of Riders?
feature arrow icon Evaluation of the Repeal of Motorcycle Helmet Laws in Kentucky and Louisiana
feature arrow icon Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218 (Motorcycle Helmets)
feature arrow icon Methodology for Determining Motorcycle Operator Crash Risk and Alcohol Impairment (Volumes I and II)
feature arrow icon Evaluation of Motorcycle Helmet Law Repeal in Arkansas and Texas
feature arrow icon Evaluation of the Reinstatement of the Helmet Law in Louisiana
Related Links
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 external link icon Motorcycle Traffic Enforcement
 external link icon Motor Vehicle Insurance in the United States
 external link icon Costs of Injuries Resulting from Motorcycle Crashes: A Review
 external link icon Fatal Single Vehicle Motorcycle Crashes
 external link icon Technical Report June 2001 - Recent Trends in Fatal Motorcycle Crashes
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More On The Web
 external link icon Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) - Motorcycle Safety
 external link icon Federal Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA) - Motorcycle Safety
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