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MD: Latest Effort to Repeal Motorcycle Helmet Law Should Be Defeated

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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) 195, legislation that would repeal Maryland’s all-rider motorcycle helmet…

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MI: Advocates Urges Legislature to Pursue Motorcycle Helmet Law Instead of Lane Filtering Measure

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Advocates, along with The Skilled Motorcyclist Association – Responsible, Trained and Educated Riders, Inc. (SMARTER) has sent a letter to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the Michigan State Senate urging them not to advance Senate Bill (SB) 365, which…

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HI: Requiring All Motorcyclists to Wear Helmets is Only Proven Strategy to Reduce Fatalities Among Riders

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Motorcycles are the most hazardous form of motor vehicle transportation, and fatalities are rising. Motorcycle riders are nearly 28 times more likely to die in a crash than passenger vehicle occupants. In 2022, 33 motorcyclists lost their lives in Hawaii,…

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New IIHS Research Affirms Importance of All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Laws in Saving Lives

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Media Contact: Shane Austin saustin@saferoads.org 202-425-2776 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement of Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, on New Motorcycle Helmet Research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) (Washington, D.C. | October 16, 2024) Advocates…

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