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Transcript: More States Dropping Motorcycle Helmet Laws
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- March 7, 2007
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MELISSA BLOCK
NPR All Things Considered
03-07-2007
More States Dropping Motorcycle Helmet Laws
Host: MELISSA BLOCK
Time 21:00-22:00 PM
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MELISSA BLOCK, host:
Lawmakers in Maryland today began debating a bill to exempt most motorcycle riders from having to wear a helmet. Fewer than half the states now have mandatory helmet laws. That's the result of strong lobbying by motorcyclists and their advocates. But safety groups say weaker helmet laws are one reason that deaths from motorcycle crashes have more than doubled.
NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.
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KATHLEEN SCHALCH: Every week when Maryland lawmakers convene in the state capital, they are greeted by ...
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