Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Drivers and Passengers are Safe on Connecticut's Roads and Highways
Number of injuries to motorcycle passengers in Connecticut.
Current Value
64
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Story Behind the Curve
The number of injuries to motorcycle passengers was variable between 2006 and 2013, and averaged at 94. In 2013, the number dropped to an 8-year low to 64 motorcycle passenger injuries. The Healthy Connecticut 2020 Objective is to reduce the number of motorcycle passenger injuries by 10%. The current number of motorcycle passenger injuries is well below the HCT2020 goal of 106 injuries. Data last updated 6/3/2016. Next data update is expected 8/31/2020.
Partners
Potential Partners
Connecticut Department of Public Health; Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles; Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate; State Department of Education; Connecticut Judicial Branch; Connecticut Department of Transportation; Office of the Child Advocate; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and other federal agencies; law enforcement; regional planning organizations; local public health agencies; health care providers including hospitals, emergency medical services, nurses, and emergency physicians; health professional associations; organizations and coalitions focused on prevention of motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and child safety; and others.
What Works
Countermeasures that Work: A Highway Safety Countermeasure Guide for State Highway Safety Offices, Third Edition
Strategy
Potential Strategies
Advocate for reinstatement of a helmet law for motorcycle drivers and passengers.
Expand educational awareness and public awareness of the dangers of riding a motorcycle without a helmet.
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