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Safety of Minibikes-Reply

Safety of Minibikes-Reply In Reply.— Mr Amidon's letter accuses The Journal (232:55; 58, 1975) of misleading the medical community. Specifically, Mr Amidon writes that it is unfair to apply the number of minibike and motorcycle injuries and deaths in Wilmington, Del, to the country as a whole. However, had the extrapolation been made from statistics taken from areas in California, Texas, or New York, where motorcycle registrations and, presumably, the number of minibikes are highest, the extrapolation might have suggested a worse picture nationally. Mr Amidon also objects to the use of "epidemic" in describing minibike and motorcycle injuries. Perhaps, in a strict, narrow interpretation, 21 cases in Wilmington do not constitute an epidemic, a term the authors used only to emphasize a serious and rapidly growing problem. Nevertheless, in the face of a nationwide accumulation of thousands of areas such as Wilmington, Del, with deaths totaling more than 3,000 and an estimated 350,000 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Safety of Minibikes-Reply

Hames, Lee N.
JAMA , Volume 234 (4) – Oct 27, 1975
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Safety of Minibikes-Reply

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In Reply.—
Mr Amidon's letter accuses The Journal (232:55; 58, 1975) of misleading the medical community. Specifically, Mr Amidon writes that it is unfair to apply the number of minibike and motorcycle injuries and deaths in Wilmington, Del, to the country as a whole. However, had the extrapolation been made from statistics taken from areas in California, Texas, or New York, where motorcycle registrations and, presumably, the number of minibikes are highest, the extrapolation...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1975 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.1975.03260170016006
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Abstract

In Reply.— Mr Amidon's letter accuses The Journal (232:55; 58, 1975) of misleading the medical community. Specifically, Mr Amidon writes that it is unfair to apply the number of minibike and motorcycle injuries and deaths in Wilmington, Del, to the country as a whole. However, had the extrapolation been made from statistics taken from areas in California, Texas, or New York, where motorcycle registrations and, presumably, the number of minibikes are highest, the extrapolation might have suggested a worse picture nationally. Mr Amidon also objects to the use of "epidemic" in describing minibike and motorcycle injuries. Perhaps, in a strict, narrow interpretation, 21 cases in Wilmington do not constitute an epidemic, a term the authors used only to emphasize a serious and rapidly growing problem. Nevertheless, in the face of a nationwide accumulation of thousands of areas such as Wilmington, Del, with deaths totaling more than 3,000 and an estimated 350,000

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Published: Oct 27, 1975

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