Should All States Require Helmets?
February 17th, 2010 | by admin |Many motorcycle riders dislike having to wear a helmet. They feel that it takes away from the joy and freedom of riding a motorcycle that they desire. But the reality is that when riding a motorcycle you are not as safe as when driving in a car.
So should motorcycle riders be required to wear helmets in all states?
- Helmets do save lives. Just like when a driver in a car wears their seat belt, a motorcycle rider has more protection when wearing their helmet.
- Having a helmet law increases the number of riders that will wear one. Many people don’t want to break the law and so if a law is passed they will wear a helmet.
So if a helmet law is passed more riders will wear them resulting in more lives being saved in motorcycle accidents.
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