Kay Lim Hung Professor Ortiz English Class 095-01 17 April 2013 The Right To Choose To Not Wear a Helmet Barry Millman wrote the article “ Motorcycle helmet law a no-brainer to both sides”‚ which expresses an argument from two different opinions about a controversial issue. The United States is known by the freedom‚ which is given to the entire citizens to express his or her own opinion. Therefor Americans will bring up their opinion toward any situation. Today the debate is among
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Do you ride a motorcycle or motorized vehicle? If you do‚ do you wear a helmet? If not then how would you feel if you knew that you are three times more likely to die without your helmet? In the no helmet law states‚ only 58 people died in a motorcycle crash with a helmet. Guess how many died without a helmet? 148 people. That’s about two and a half times more than people with helmets. Are you willing to risk your life just because you won’t put a helmet on? Wearing a helmet can prevent so many health
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approximately 65‚000 were injured in highway crashes in the United States. Many of those lives lost could have been saved if a helmet was used. In the United States‚ laws are always seen as something to be changed constantly especially when dealing with motorcycles. The law dealing with wearing a helmet is one law that will always change state to state. When on a road trip on your bike the last thing you want to be thinking about is “Do I have to wear my helmet right now? Or is it ok to ride ‘free’ for an
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October 22). Anti-lock brakes trim fatal motorcycle crashes: study. Retrieved February 24‚ 2009‚ from Canadian Broadcast Centre Web site: http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2008/10/22/iihs-motorcycles.html Cate‚ M (2009‚ February 18). New law halts sale of ATVs for kids. Retrieved February 24‚ 2009‚ from Arkansas Online Web site: http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/feb/18/new-law-halts-sale-atvs-kids-20090218/ Datamonitor‚ (2007‚ November). Motorcycles in the United States. Industry Profile‚ Retrieved
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XXIII Motor Vehicles Chapter 316State Uniform Traffic Control is allowing riders 21 and over to ride without a helmet as long as they carry at least $10‚000 in medical insurance. After that the motorcycle deaths across the state went up 81%‚ deaths of riders under 21 nearly tripled and the average motorcycle related head injury expanded to more than four times the required $10‚000 coverage un-helmeted riders must carry (Millman). These statistics have shown that not wearing a helmet is unsafe‚ half
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The movie "The Motorcycle Diaries" is very interesting in a way that‚ Ernesto not only takes a journey across Latin America but he also experiences a mental journey. His way of thinking and outlook on life changes drastically and this is illustrated all throughout the movie. He also discovers a great deal about life in Latin America that affects him in a way nothing else has before. Ernesto’s mental journey becomes clearer towards the end of the movie. It shows that he has changed and now has realized
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scooters and various other 2-wheeled cycles excluded from the motorcycle definition. These helmet laws don’t just apply for the driver they also apply to the passenger. Twenty-three states have motorcycle helmet laws that cover all low-power cycles. There are also 201 localities that have local ordinances. In 1967‚ the federal government required the states to enact a helmet law. By the early 1970s almost all the states had a universal motorcycle helmet law. In 1968 Michigan was the first state to repeal
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Identify a range of legal and non-legal responses to OMCGs Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCGs) is a contemporary issue that engulfs Australian society. What makes prosecution of such gangs so complex is the strong foothold that gangs have in organised crime and the façade that is worn in order to evade the eyes of the law. Various responses have been implemented in order to cease all violence and more importantly disenfranchise organised crime and prosecute those within the illegal syndicates. Legal
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Comedy is a form of cognitive reappraisal‚ which Drew Hayden Taylor effectively integrates throughout Motorcycles and Sweetgrass to address tragic issues. Personally‚ I agree with Thomas King‚ that bombarding the reader with tragedy only results in their lack of interest. I believe that Taylor masters the use of humour to introduce sinister issues; he uses humour as a lubricating tool to ease the tension of the plot and maintain the readers engagement. Particularly‚ in chapter fourteen‚ I was intrigued
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largest manufacturer of motorcycles in the United States. While Harley Davidson dominates the moto market in the United States‚ it is very small compared to the international market which is infiltrated with large Japanese firms such as Kawasaki‚ Honda and Yamaha who produce various categories of motorcycles. Harley Davidson has deep rooted brand equity in the United States and remains loyal in it’s style. It has also remained consistent in manufacturing only heavyweight motorcycles. By showcasing only
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