estimates that helmets saved 1‚784 motorcyclists from death in 2007. If all motorcyclists had worn helmets‚ an additional 800 lives could have been saved. As an avid motorcycle operator‚ I have been in a few close calls of my own. Luckily for me‚ if something would have occurred‚ I would have at least been safer due to my motorcycle helmet. It is safe to say that thousands of lives could be saved each year by national adoption of universal helmet laws. From 1984 through 1995‚ helmets saved the lives
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could have been prevented had the rider been wearing a helmet. For this reason‚ many states have adopted the motorcycle helmet law. The law states that every passengers must wear a helmet at all times when riding on a motorcycle. This law has created a great deal of controversy. One side supports the law‚ believing that it protects motorcyclists from danger and saves the economy a great deal of money. The other side argues that the law is unconstitutional and it violates our right to freedom
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Motorcycle Helmet Laws 1 Running Head: Motorcycle Helmet Laws Impact of Mandatory Motorcycle Helmet Use Laws CariAnne Kestrel July 15‚ 2012 Utica College SOC 376-Z1 Criminological Research Methods Professor Gregory Fulkerson Summer 2012 Motorcycle Helmet Laws 2 Over the past 30 years‚ many states have enacted mandatory helmet laws for motorcycle drivers. There have been many states that have rescinded these laws for reasons that may not be known by those most interested
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Universal Motorcycle Helmet Laws Right or Wrong? Across the United States‚ every year millions of license drivers choose to ride motorcycles rather than drive automobiles for a variety of reasons; Reasons range from individual pleasure to a much more cost effective way to travel. The universal motorcycle helmet law debate over the past forty years has revolved around whether the federal government should adopt a universal helmet law that mandates all motorcyclists to wear helmets at all times when
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been wearing a helmet. Helmets are the only method to reduce the head injuries during crashes which is the leading cause of death involving motorcycle accidents. Helmet use law has created a lot of controversies over the years‚ while some supporting the law and other opposing it. One side who support the law believe that the helmet law protects the motorcyclist from danger in case of an accident and save the nation a good deal of money. While‚ the other side believes that the law is unconstitutional
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Michigan Motorcycle helmet law Hello‚ I am here today to talk to you about the Michigan Motorcycle Helmet Law. -This law permits anyone that is 21 years of age or older that has at least 20‚000 dollars in heath insurance and has passed a safety course in the past 2 years to ride a motorcycle without a helmet. I am also here to persuade you that this law doesn’t have a person’s safety as the top priority. Just recently I have witnessed a motorcycle crash happen right before my eyes
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Velo-city 2007 – Proposal for Presentation Three years of Spanish compulsory helmet: Some results of an inconvenient law Author: Name‚ Forename Contact Details: Institution‚ Postal Address‚ E-mail Please fill in wether Merallo Grande‚ Juan ConBici-Spain C/ Luis Cernuda‚ 16‚ 19208 Alovera‚ Guadalajara merallo@telefonica.net x poster presentation In 2004 a reform of the General Regulation of Traffic was approved containing some improvements for cyclists. Nevertheless‚ it also had some points
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Benefits of Wearing Helmets Whether motorcyclists should be required to wear helmets or not is a very controversial issue. Some people believe that it is neither necessary nor benefitial to wear a helmet and that wearing one should be a matter of choice‚ while others claim that motorcyclists should wear helmets because they are highly effective and that their use should be required by law. People should be aware of the many benefits of wearing helmets and of enacting helmet laws. On the one hand
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I researched this topic. Helmets are one of the most important pieces of safety gear a football player can have. In October 2010‚ a new rule was signed off to be placed in the National Football League (NFL) rule book for the safety of NFL players. The helmet-to-helmet hit rule is as follow: using any part of the helmet to butt‚ spear‚ or ram any part of the opponent’s helmet (Azpiri). A helmet-to-helmet hit is illegal in the NFL now. The punishment for a helmet-to-helmet hit for a NFL player is being
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a futuristic-looking contraption that lets him weave rapidly through Shanghai’s messy traffic. He rides an electric bicycle. Half a world away‚ in San Francisco‚ the president of that city’s board of supervisors‚ David Chiu‚ uses an electric bike to get to meetings without sweating through his suit. And in the Netherlands‚ Jessy Wijzenbeek-Voet recently rode an electric bicycle on a long trip that‚ at 71‚ she would not have been able to make on a standard bike. Detroit may be introducing electric
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