Article: NTSB CHAIRMAN ROSENKER STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF MOTORCYCLE SAFETY

The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following press release:

As motorcyclists throughout the country observe May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness month, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark V. Rosenker stresses the need for motorcycle safety and reminds motorcyclists that Department of Transportation Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 218-compliant helmets reduce injuries and save lives.

Since 1997, motorcycle fatalities have increased 127 percent. Annually, the number of motorcycle deaths is more than double the number of people killed in all aviation, rail, marine, and pipeline accidents combined.

4,810 motorcyclists died in crashes in 2006. ...

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