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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"helmet use"”.
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Helmet Use Among Skiers and Snowboarders in Southern Alberta
… care system, and may be prevented by encouraging helmet use. Helmet effectiveness is well established, but there are little recent data on ski and snowboard helmet prevalence at ski areas in southern Alberta, with no published reports on correct helmet fit. This study determined the prevalence of …
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Applying the Health Belief Model to Michigan motorcyclist helmet use
<p>Helmets can offer significant injury protection to motorcyclists, yet usage is inconsistent across the United States. In 2012, the state of Michigan switched from a universal helmet law to partial helmet law. Michigan motorcyclists (<em>n</em> = 76) were recruited through two motorcycling events …
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Identifying factors associated with bicycle helmet use behavior among college students
… and are known to be less likely to wear bicycle helmets compared to with other age groups. The study aimed to examine behaviors, attitudes, subjective norms, past bicycle helmet use, bicycle-related injury, and risk perceptions with regard to bicycle helmet use among student bicycle riders at …
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Explaining Safety Helmet Use by Motorcycle Operators Using a Behavioral Intention Model
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-14T06:57:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 8004122.pdf: 7916991 bytes, checksum: f42ca3266e293dcbb6256823575069d8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1979
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The Development of a Conceptual Framework for Identifying Functional, Expressive, Aesthetic, and Regulatory Needs for Snowboarding Helmets
… characteristics and attitudes that impact the use of snowboarding helmets and to test statistically a proposed conceptual framework for identifying perceived importance of functional, expressive, aesthetic, and regulatory (FEAR) needs of snowboarding helmets for current snowboarders. Data for …
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Exploring Personality Traits and Susceptibility to Social Influence in Student Change-Agents: Implications for Participation in a Campus-Wide Safety Initiative
… on campus, discussing the importance of helmet use, and rewarding them with a coupon for a discounted helmet if they signed a promise to wear one. Change-agent volunteers (n = 82) were trained in one of three commitment conditions to explore their relative impact on approaching a set …
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Cracked skulls and social liability : relating helmet safety messages to motorcycle riders
… to warning messages regarding motorcycle helmet use. This study relied upon narrative analysis to identify patterns in communication that surround motorcycle riders’ experiences. Socio-cultural cues identified importance in the process of interest development in motorcycle riding, search …
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Understanding Micromobility in New York City: An Examination of Vehicle Type Use and User Behavior in Protected Bicycle Facilities
A shift towards the use of micromobility vehicles (MMVs), specifically motorized two-wheeled vehicles in urban mobility networks, has gained significant attention over the past decade. Many have commented on a perceived increase in MMV use in New York City (NYC) in particular, a trend that appears …