Does Race Plays A Factor In Accident Survival? Black Motorcyclists -- Even In Helmets -- More Likely To Die In Crashes, Study Finds

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Does Race Plays a Factor in Accident Survival? Black Motorcyclists -- Even in Helmets -- More Likely to Die in Crashes, Study Finds

 

 

ScienceDaily (Sep. 23, 2010) — African-American victims of motorcycle crashes were 1.5 times more likely to die from their injuries than similarly injured whites, even though many more of the African-American victims were wearing helmets at the time of injury, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers.

 

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100923184455.htm