For now there is no national law on motorcycles as far as helmets and other safety gear, but that might be changing in the near future. In North Carolina their helmet law which was signed in 1968 has bee fighting against all odds and still managed to survive. Congress removed the tie that a helmet law was required to receive state funding for highways. Some states only requires that younger riders wear helmets and other states only require that you wear eye protection.
The National Transportation Safety Board is (NTSB) is looking to change that law and make them mandatory in all 50 states, this will more than likely sit well with a lot of riders since about 50% of riders out there do not wear helmets while they ride, and about 5% of those that do only wear them on long rides or on the interstates. Statistics show that there are about 12 bike accident deaths a day in the United States and they believe that these fatalities will go down once riders are required to wear helmets. This rider for one knows that a helmet can save your life and even though I will not press to make it a mandatory law, I would make all the people I know or care about wear one.
There are opposition groups that feel these numbers of deaths are greatly exaggerated and the number is much lower, more over they feel the helmet law will greatly affect the number of fatalities. Whether or not the numbers have beeb manipulated or not there is one fact that remains for certain, if you smack your head on the pavement in an accident, the chances that you head will sustain only minor injury greatly increase when its protected. Some helmets provide more protection then others and really I believe its up to the rider to say how much their life is worth and if they would rather wear a helmet to save their life.
The National Transportation Safety Board is (NTSB) is looking to change that law and make them mandatory in all 50 states, this will more than likely sit well with a lot of riders since about 50% of riders out there do not wear helmets while they ride, and about 5% of those that do only wear them on long rides or on the interstates. Statistics show that there are about 12 bike accident deaths a day in the United States and they believe that these fatalities will go down once riders are required to wear helmets. This rider for one knows that a helmet can save your life and even though I will not press to make it a mandatory law, I would make all the people I know or care about wear one.
There are opposition groups that feel these numbers of deaths are greatly exaggerated and the number is much lower, more over they feel the helmet law will greatly affect the number of fatalities. Whether or not the numbers have beeb manipulated or not there is one fact that remains for certain, if you smack your head on the pavement in an accident, the chances that you head will sustain only minor injury greatly increase when its protected. Some helmets provide more protection then others and really I believe its up to the rider to say how much their life is worth and if they would rather wear a helmet to save their life.
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