Virginia Asks "So, should we have to wear a helmet?"

Bill Would Let Motorcyclists Ride Helmet-Free

Helmet Repeal Faces Virginia House

UPDATED: 3:30 PM EST February 11, 2004

RICHMOND -- Motorcyclists who show proof of insurance and are at least 21
years old would be allowed to ride helmet-free in Virginia under
legislation that narrowly escaped a House committee.

The bill, sponsored by Prince William Delegate Scott Lingamfelter, passed
the House Transportation Committee on a 10-to-9 vote Tuesday after a
subcommittee recommended killing it.

Even though the bill escaped committee, it faces an uncertain future in the full House.

Should motorcyclists be allowed to ride without helmets?

Jim Cannon, director of the Virginia Coalition of Motorcyclists, says 31
states have repealed helmet laws since 1996.

Doctors say statistics show a dramatic increase in motorcycle injuries and
treatment costs after states drop the law. Nancy Martin, trauma program
director at VCU Medical Center, said unhelmeted victims spend 50 percent
more time in the hospital on average than helmeted victims of accidents.

Read about it and vote at:
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Good luck, Virginia riders! I had a very bad accident in July. I was
not wearing a helmet. If I had been, it would have made no difference
to breaking my legs and back. But, the statisticians will still include
me in the "accidents with injuries and not wearing a helmet" category.
Sucks.

gandalf.RemoveThis@TheShire.org wrote:

 > Bill Would Let Motorcyclists Ride Helmet-Free
 >
 > Helmet Repeal Faces Virginia House
 >
 > UPDATED: 3:30 PM EST February 11, 2004
 >
 > RICHMOND -- Motorcyclists who show proof of insurance and are at least 21
 > years old would be allowed to ride helmet-free in Virginia under
 > legislation that narrowly escaped a House committee.
 >
 > The bill, sponsored by Prince William Delegate Scott Lingamfelter, passed
 > the House Transportation Committee on a 10-to-9 vote Tuesday after a
 > subcommittee recommended killing it.
 >
 > Even though the bill escaped committee, it faces an uncertain future in the full House.
 >
 > Should motorcyclists be allowed to ride without helmets?
 >
 > Jim Cannon, director of the Virginia Coalition of Motorcyclists, says 31
 > states have repealed helmet laws since 1996.
 >
 > Doctors say statistics show a dramatic increase in motorcycle injuries and
 > treatment costs after states drop the law. Nancy Martin, trauma program
 > director at VCU Medical Center, said unhelmeted victims spend 50 percent
 > more time in the hospital on average than helmeted victims of accidents.
 >
 > Read about it and vote at:
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.nbc4.com/traffic/2840291/detail.html</font" target="_blank">http://www.nbc4.com/traffic/2840291/detail.html</font</a>>
 >
 >
 >
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 > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://abate.wolfcrews.com" target="_blank">http://abate.wolfcrews.com</a> -Niagara ABATE
 >


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