Pennsylvania Motor Cycle Head Injuries On The Rise
In 2003, Pennsylvania repealed its law requiring motorcycle riders to wear a helmet. Now, a Pennsylvania study by the University of Pittsburgh has shown a 32 percent increase in motorcycle related head injury deaths and a 42 percent increase in motorcycle related head injury hospitalizations since the repeal of the law.
This study has seemed to reignite the debate over whether Pennsylvania should reconsider its repeal of the helmet law. Reseachers said the findings in the Pennsylvania study mirror studies in other states that show riders are safer when they wear helmets.
Twenty states including New Jersey, New York and Maryland have laws which require all riders to wear helmets.
This is obviously a hot topic for debate. On the one side, the State has an obligation and responsibility to see to it that individuals are safe in activities that they engage. On the other hand, many motorcycle activists claim argue that whether to wear a helmet should be a matter of choice. It is believed that Governer Rendell has no current plans to change the law as is.
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Related Web Resources:
Philadelphia Inquirer: Study: Cycle Head Injuries Up Sharply since Pa. Changed Law
York Daily Record: Study: Head Injuries Up Since Pa. Helmet Law's Repeal
