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Article: FATAL FREEDOM MOTORCYCLE FATALITIES ARE SOARING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, BUT HARD-HEADED BIKERS DISPUTE LINKS TO HELMET USAGE
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- Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
- Article date:
- May 28, 2006
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Deaths in U.S. motorcycle crashes have nearly doubled in a decade,
mounting to 4,000 annually, as more states have repealed mandatory
helmet safety laws, according to a Scripps Howard News Service study.
One federal analysis concludes that nearly 700 lives could have
been saved in one year alone if all motorcyclists had worn helmets.
Yet motorcyclists have become so passionately opposed to mandatory
helmet laws that they've formed powerful state and national lobbies,
persuaded Congress to muzzle federal highway safety experts and
convinced lawmakers in 30 states to roll back their statutes.
Nine of the 10 states with the worst motorcycle death rates don't
require adults to wear helmets, ...