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?Fewer motorcyclists die in states that require helmets, and the costs to society are lower too,? reports Mike Stobbe for The Associated Press. About five times as many no-helmet biker deaths occur in states with less restrictive laws.
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States with helmet laws have far fewer motorcycle-related deaths; Kentucky doesn't require bikers to wear protective headgear
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| Petersburg (Tex.) Volunteer Fire Dept. photo |
Kentucky once had a helmet law for motorcyclists, but repealed it several years ago.
The study, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, looked at 14,283 motorcycle-related deaths from 2008 to 2010. Of those, 6,027 bikers did not wear a helmet. ?Only about 12 percent of those deaths occurred in the 20 states that required everyone on motorbikes to wear helmets,? Stobbe reports.
The study also found that helmet use saved $3 billion in U.S. medical expenses. Another $1.4 billion could have been saved if all states had helmet laws, the CDC concluded. Motorcycles account for about 3 percent of vehicles on the road, but 14 percent of deaths caused by traffic accidents. (Read more)
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