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October 2009, Vol 99, No. 10 | American Journal of Public Health 1753-1758
© 2009 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.159590

HEALTH POLICY AND ETHICS

Gasoline Prices and Their Relationship to Rising Motorcycle Fatalities, 1990–2007

Fernando A. Wilson, PhD, Jim P. Stimpson, PhD and Peter E. Hilsenrath, PhD

Fernando A. Wilson is with the Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX. Jim P. Stimpson is with the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth. Peter E. Hilsenrath is with the Eberhardt School of Business and the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.

Correspondence: Correspondence should be sent to Fernando Wilson, PhD, School of Public Health, UNT Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107 (e-mail: fwilson{at}hsc.unt.edu). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking the "Reprints/Eprints" link.

Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death among young adults. Although automobile fatalities have declined in recent years, motorcycle fatalities are rapidly increasing. The purpose of our research was to quantify the relationship between changing fuel prices and motorcycle fatalities.

Our findings suggest that people increasingly rely on motorcycles to reduce their fuel costs in response to rising gasoline prices. We estimate that use of motorcycles and scooters instead of 4-wheeled vehicles results in over 1500 additional motorcycle fatalities annually for each dollar increase in gas prices. Motorcycle safety should receive more attention as a leading public health issue.






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