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motorcycle helmet law

MD: Repealing Motorcycle Helmet Law Would Be Deadly and Costly Mistake

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Advocates, The Emergency Nurses Association and the Skilled Motorcyclist Association – Responsible, Trained and Educated Riders, Inc. (SMARTER) have joined together to provide testimony jointly in opposition to Senate Bill (SB) 397, legislation that would repeal Maryland’s all-rider motorcycle helmet…

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LA: Advocates Leads Coalition in Strong Opposition to Motorcycle Helmet Repeal Bill

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Advocates and a group of leading public health and safety organizations and allied organizations have registered their opposition to House Bill 317 which would repeal Louisiana’s all-rider motorcycle helmet law. Louisiana has repealed its all-rider helmet law in the past…

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LA: Advocates Urges a NO Vote on Dangerous Motorcycle Helmet Repeal Bill

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House Bill (HB 317) would repeal Louisiana’s Lifesaving All-Rider Helmet Law. Motorcycles are the most hazardous form of motor vehicle transportation, and fatalities are rising. In 2021, 5,932 motorcyclists were killed in the U.S., the most on record. 81 of…

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IL: Illinois Should Pass Lifesaving All-Rider Helmet Law

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Motorcyclist fatalities are up 18 percent since 2012 in Illinois and at record levels nationally. We support HB 5620 which would require all motorcycle operators and passengers to utilize the lifesaving protection of helmets. According to a report by the…

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