THE 2010 ROADMAP TO STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS

Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety
THE 2010 ROADMAP TO STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS
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ALL-RIDER MOTORCYCLE HELMET LAWS
In 2008, 5,290 motorcycle riders were killed, an increase for the
eleventh year in a row, and 96,000
were injured. Studies from NHTSA show that fatality rates are exceeding
increases in vehicle miles
traveled and motorcycle registrations. Motorcyclists are highly
overrepresented in traffic fatalities.
In 2008, they represented 14 percent of total traffic fatalities, yet
motorcycles comprised only 3 percent
of all registered vehicles and accounted for 0.4 percent of all vehicle
miles traveled in 2007.
Motorcyclists are 37 percent more likely to die in a crash than a
passenger vehicle occupant. A
2004 Lou Harris Poll showed that eight of ten people believe their state
should have an all-rider helmet
law. NHTSA estimates that helmets saved the lives of 1,829 motorcyclists
in 2008 and that 823
more could have been saved if all motorcyclists
had worn helmets. Despite these facts, in 2009,
19 states attempted to repeal their all-rider helmet
law, while virtually no state has been successful
in adopting a new one.