Posted on Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

On Monday, we released the results of a bike helmet safety survey by may, we were national bike is month. According to the survey although almost 70 percent of the cyclists in California say that they most of the time, wear bike helmets think only a few, that State law should it, to do need this. This also applies to media anecdotes about helmets. Last year, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, for example, on a Conference bike was booed, when he announced his support for a national legislation, helmets for all cyclists. California's motorcycle community is a similar helmet debate, the security advocates drivers, who are the right without a helmet, regardless of the risks to riding demand.

California requires law motorcycle helmets for all riders currently, such as 19 other States nationwide. 27 States require helmets compulsory for drivers under a certain age (usually minors), but only three States no helmet laws on the books. Below, a quick overview of each side of the motorcycle helmet is debate.

Proponents of motorcycle helmet laws show atop the fact that they have shown, save to life and the extent of the injuries to reduce. Here some statistics from the national highway traffic safety are administration related to motorcycle helmets and head injuries:

Motorcycle helmets saved an estimated 1,829 life, in 2008.Helmets one would have saved additional 822 lives all riders were wearing helmets.Mandatory helmet led to nearly $3 billion in cost savings nationwide alone in 2008.When motorcycle wore all helmets year, they could an extra $1.3 billion saved.Traffic fatalities have decreased since 2000 for other types of vehicles. But deaths have almost doubled during this time motorcycle.Deaths include motorcycle now around 14 percent of all traffic fatalities, an excessive figure considering that motorcycles make up only 3 percent of registered vehicles in the United States.

Opponents helmets say laws motorcycle that NHTSA suspicious information, is due to the fact that the Agency supports a national helmet law. So dear motorcycle advocates a third-party group to carry out similar studies on whether helmets in serious motorcycle accidents really save lives. In the absence of such a report, below are some additional reasons are that many motorcycle riders helmet laws against:

Laws reduce the number of motorcycle helmet. The California DMV forecast, for example, that there are 40% less driver today as 1992, when helmet law was passed.Because the helmet law came into force, the mortality rate in California was not deleted. 1992 Was the rate of 3.22 per 100,000 drivers; now it is the 3.84 with far less Fahrer.Motorrad deaths can be considered a problem of public health, because they affect only the drivers that opt for this, without a helmet.When a motorcycle rider in a high-speed collision is involved, the chances that even a helmet would be to prevent not death or serious injury.Motorcyclists are more likely to protecting individual freedoms. "If drivers that they need, they say not should not feel they have to enter," said Austin motorcyclists Tim Hardy. "I think we are in the United States I was 20 years in the military for our rights."

As the author of a traffic safety blog, I am more inclined to believe that the evidence points out that motorcycle helmets save lives, so that the Government require their use in the interests of public safety. But I am interested in your thoughts. Let's you know what you think in the comments section or on our Facebook page.

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